clastic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklæstɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

clastic (not comparable)

1. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
2. (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Derived terms

• acetoclastic
• bioclastic
• clast
• cytoclastic
• epiclastic
• karyoclastic
• nonclastic
• organoclastic
• pyroclastic
• vitroclastic
• volcaniclastic

 

Related terms

• iconoclast

Translations

made up of parts that are easily removable

• Catalan: clàstic
• Dutch: klastisch (nl)
• Finnish: klastinen (fi)
• Spanish: clástico (es)

made from fragments of pre-existing rocks

• Catalan: clàstic
• Dutch: klastisch (nl)
• Finnish: klastinen (fi)
• French: clastique (fr)
• German: klastisch (de)
• Irish: clastach
• Italian: clastico (it)
• Portuguese: clástico (pt)
• Romanian: clastic (ro)
• Spanish: clástico (es)

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French clastique.

Adjective

clastic m or n (feminine singular clastică, masculine plural clastici, feminine and neuter plural clastice)

1. clastic

Declension

Declension of clastic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	clastic		clastică	clastici	clastice
	definite	clasticul		clastica	clasticii	clasticele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	clastic		clastice	clastici	clastice
	definite	clasticului		clasticei	clasticilor	clasticelor