Associations to the word «Clastic»
Noun
Adjective
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.