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claystone

claystone noun: sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.

Noun

claystone (countable and uncountable, plural claystones)

  1. Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
  2. One of the concretionary nodules in alluvial deposits.

claystone meaning in Tamil and Persian

claystone in Tamil

களிக்கல், திண்களிமண் பாறை

claystone in Persian

sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles
رسسنگ ros-sang

Forms of claystone

pluralclaystones

Origin of claystone

From clay + stone.

Questions about claystone

What does claystone mean?
Claystone means sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles.
What is claystone in Tamil?
Claystone in Tamil is களிக்கல், திண்களிமண் பாறை. See Claystone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is claystone?
Claystone is a noun.
What is the plural of claystone?
The plural of claystone is claystones.

Words near claystone in the dictionary

  1. clays up
  2. clayshale
  3. Clayson
  4. Claysons
  5. clayster
  6. claystone
  7. claystones
  8. Clayton
  9. Clayton Bridge
  10. Clayton County
  11. Clayton motion

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Adapted from Wiktionary: claystone (page history and authors); claystone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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