clastic
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklæstɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æstɪk
Adjective
clastic (not comparable)
- Made up of parts that are easily removable.
- (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Derived terms
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Translations
made up of parts that are easily removable
made from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Noun
clastic (plural clastics)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French clastique.
Adjective
clastic m or n (feminine singular clastică, masculine plural clastici, feminine and neuter plural clastice)
Declension
| 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 | ||||