clastic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone) | |
Related terms: | geology disintegrative | |
2. | [ adjective ] capable of being taken apart | |
Examples: | "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain" |
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Related terms: | detachable | |
Similar spelling: |
clast closet Clugston cloister Clogston cliched Cleistes closeout cloistral claystone claustrum |