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- a|clas|tic «ay KLAS tihk», adjective.Physics. not refracting.╂[< Greek áklastos unbroken + English -ic]
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clas|tic — «KLAS tihk», adjective. 1. Biology. dividing into fragments or separate parts. 2. Geology. made up of bits of older rock: »clastic rocks. 3. composed of a number of separable pieces: »a clastic anatomical model. ╂[< Greek klastós broken (<… … Useful english dictionary
syn|clas|tic — «sihn KLAS tihk», adjective. Mathematics, Physics. of or having to do with a surface, as that of a ball or egg, which is curved similarly (either convexly or concavely) in all directions. ╂[< syn alike + Greek klastós broken, taken as “bent”… … Useful english dictionary
i|con|o|clas|tic — «y KON uh KLAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with iconoclasts or iconoclasm: »Even the most iconoclastic young scholar hesitates to say anything unfavorable about a large foundation (New Yorker). –i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
an|a|clas|tic — «AN uh KLAS tihk», adjective. 1. Prosody. having to do with or characterized by anaclasis. 2. having to do with or produced by refraction of light … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|clas|tic — «AN tee KLAS tihk», adjective. having two opposite curvatures transverse to each other; convex in length and concave in breadth, or vice versa, as a saddle. ╂[< anti + Greek klastós broken (< klân to break) + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
cryp|to|clas|tic — «KRIHP toh KLAS tihk», adjective. composed of particles too small to be seen by the unaided eye: »cryptoclastic rocks. ╂[< Greek kryptós hidden + klastós broken off + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
hem|i|clas|tic — «HEHM ee KLAS tihk», adjective. of volcanic origin: »hemiclastic rocks … Useful english dictionary
his|to|clas|tic — «HIHS tuh KLAS tihk», adjective. Medicine. destroying or breaking down tissue … Useful english dictionary
hol|o|clas|tic — «HOL uh KLAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with classic rocks of aqueous origin as contrasted with those of volcanic origin … Useful english dictionary
or|tho|clas|tic — «AWR thuh KLAS tihk», adjective. Mineralogy. having cleavages at right angles to each other, as certain feldspars, especially orthoclase … Useful english dictionary
