clastic
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tɪk adjective
1.
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
2.
pertaining to an anatomical model made up of detachable pieces.
3.
Geology. noting or pertaining to rock or rocks composed of fragments or particles of older rocks or previously existing solid matter; fragmental.
Origin:
1870–75; < Greek klastós broken in pieces (klas- variant stem of klân to break + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic
1870–75; < Greek klastós broken in pieces (klas- variant stem of klân to break + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ic
Related forms
non·clas·tic, adjective
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| a microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane, the basic structural unit of all organisms |
| corresponding in structure because of a common origin |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of sedimentary rock, etc) composed of fragments of pre-existing rock that have been transported some distance from their points of origin |
| 2. | biology dividing into parts: a clastic cell |
| 3. | able to be dismantled for study or observation: a clastic model of the brain |
| [C19: from Greek klastos shattered, from klan to break] | |
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Word Origin & History
clastic
1875, from Gk. klastos "broken," from klan "to break," from PIE *kla-, var. of base *kel- "to strike."
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Science Dictionary
| clast (klāst) Pronunciation Key
A rock fragment or grain resulting from the breakdown of larger rocks. clastic adjective (klās'tĭk) |
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Example sentences
As a consequence, the coarse clastic units grow progressively thinner and finer grained.
The types of sediment found in a clastic sedimentary rock can tell geologists much about past environments.
Shale is a clastic sedimentary rock composed of silt and clay grains.
The clastic material is attributable to a southerly source.
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