Look up: Clastic


  1. clastic
    term applied to sediments and their lithified rock equivalents that consist of fragments of pre-existing rock; detrital is a frequently used synonym.
    Found op http://www.cst.cmich.edu/users/dietr1rv/gemrxAppB.htm

  2. Clastic
    Clas'tic adjective [ Greek ... br..., from ... to break.] 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). 2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok... fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/88

  3. clastic
    Breaking up into pieces, or exhibiting a tendency so to break or divide. ... Origin: G. Klastos, broken ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?clastic

  4. clastic
    adjective capable of being taken apart; `the professor had a clastic model of the human brain`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clastic

  5. clastic
    adjective of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clastic

  6. clastic
    (klas´tik) undergoing or causing division. separable into parts.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Clastic
    • (a.) Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). • (a.) Fragmental; made up of brok/ fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/clastic/

  8. clastic
    Type: Term Pronunciation: klas′tik Definitions: 1. Breaking up into pieces, or exhibiting a tendency so to break or divide.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=18048

  9. Clastic
    Derived from clast, a particle of broken down rock. A clastic rock is a sediment composed of fragments of pre-existing clasts. For example, conglomerates, sandstones and shales are clastic rocks.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21076

  10. clastic
    1) Disintegrative
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/clastic/1

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