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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
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
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
py|ro|clas|tic — «PY ruh KLAS tihk, PIHR uh », adjective. composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin: »pyroclastic flows, pyroclastic texture. Agglomerate and tuff are pyroclastic rocks. ╂[< pyro + clastic] … 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
a|clas|tic — «ay KLAS tihk», adjective. Physics. not refracting. ╂[< Greek áklastos unbroken + English ic] … Useful english dictionary
