clastic

clastic
clastic 1875, from Gk. klastos "broken in pieces," from klan, klaein "to break," from PIE *kla-, variant of root *kel- "to strike."

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  • clastic — CLÁSTIC, Ă, clastici, ce, adj. (Despre roci) Format din fragmente de minerale şi de roci provenite în urma proceselor de dezagregare şi de acumulare a materialului unor roci preexistente; detritic. – Din fr. clastique. Trimis de ibogdank,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Clastic — Clas tic, a. [Gr. ? br?, fr. ? to break.] 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok? fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clastic — [klas′tik] adj. [< Gr klastos, broken < klan, to break (< IE * kla , var. of base * kel , to strike > HOLT, Gr klēma, L calamitas, calamity) + IC] 1. designating an anatomical model with removable sections to show internal structure 2 …   English World dictionary

  • clastic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1877 made up of fragments of preexisting rocks < a clastic sediment > • clastic noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clastic — /ˈklæstɪk / (say klastik) adjective 1. Biology breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts; causing or undergoing disruption or dissolution: clastic action; the clastic pole of an ovum. 2. relating to an anatomical model… …  

  • clastic — adj. Geol. composed of broken pieces of older rocks. Phrases and idioms: clastic rocks conglomerates, sandstones, etc. Etymology: F clastique f. Gk klastos broken in pieces …   Useful english dictionary

  • Clastic dike — Vertical clastic dike, filled with coarse basaltic sand, cuts lighter colored horizontal beds composed of finer grained material. Quarter for scale. A clastic dike is a seam of sedimentary material that fills a crack in and cuts across… …   Wikipedia

  • Clastic rock — A thin section of a clast (sand grain), derived from a basalt score. Vesicles (air bubbles) can be seen throughout the clast. Plane light above, cross polarized light below. Scale box is 0.25 mm Clastic rocks are composed of fragments, or clasts …   Wikipedia

  • Clastic wedge — In geology, clastic wedge usually refers to a thick assemblage of sediments often lens shaped in profile eroded and deposited landward of a mountain chain; they begin at the mountain front, thicken considerably landwards of it to a peak depth,… …   Wikipedia

  • clastic rock — noun (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks • Derivationally related forms: ↑clastic • Topics: ↑geology • Hypernyms: ↑rock, ↑stone • …   Useful english dictionary

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