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clastic

  • /ˈklæstɪk/

Rhymes with -æstɪk

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

adjective

  1. not comparable Made up of parts that are easily removable.
  2. not comparable, of rock Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

noun clastics

  1. A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Translations

Every language

adj made up of parts that are easily removable

Españolclástico

adj made from fragments of pre-existing rocks

Españolclástico
Portuguêsclástico
Françaisclastique
Deutschklastisch
Italianoclastico
Românăclastic

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MLA

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

APA

clastic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clastic

Chicago

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

BibTeX
@misc{clastic_2026,
  title = {clastic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clastic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}