Associations to the word «Clastic»

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, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley