Associations to the word «Clastic»
Noun
- Carbonate
- Sediment
- Sandstone
- Limestone
- Basin
- Shelf
- Continental
- Formation
- Dike
- Wedge
- Karst
- Silt
- Deposition
- Shale
- Weathering
- Triassic
- Ma
- Deposit
- Caves
- Cretaceous
- Quartz
- Erosion
- Mineral
- Basalt
- Bedding
- Conglomerate
- Debris
- Rock
- Lava
- Stratum
- Intrusion
- Grain
- Volcano
- Fragment
- Cave
- Rift
- Eruption
- Op
- Sequence
- Reservoir
- Particle
- Dissolution
- Morphology
- Margin
- Clay
- Surge
- Fracture
- Cone
- Delta
- Sand
- Flow
- Granite
- Barrier
- Reef
- Input
- Plateau
- Basement
- Belt
- Flank
- Environment
- Collapse
- Coal
- Arc
- Thrust
- Beach
- Material
- Gravity
- Size
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CLASTIC, adjective. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
CLASTIC, adjective. (geology) (of rock) made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
Dictionary definition
CLASTIC, adjective. Of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone).
CLASTIC, adjective. Capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.