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clastic

clas·tic

UK/ˈklæstɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)

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2.

capable of being taken apart

  • “the professor had a clastic model of the human brain”
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Origin

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

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