clast

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clast

/klæst/

Rhymes with -æst

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Back-formation from clastic.

noun clasts

a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.

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"clast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clast. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"clast." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clast.

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@misc{clast_2026,
  title = {clast},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clast},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}