autoclastic

autoclastic
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Etymology: aut- + clastic
: broken in place — used of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance

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  • Autoclastic — Au to*clas tic, a. [See {Auto }; {Clastic}.] (Geol.) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • autoclastic — au·to·clastic …   English syllables

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