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Meaning of "clastic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLASTIC

From Greek klastos shattered, from klan to break.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLASTIC

clastic  [ˈklæstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLASTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clastic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLASTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clastic

Clastic rock

Clastic rocks are composed of fragments, or clasts, of pre-existing minerals and rock. A clast is a fragment of geological detritus, chunks and smaller grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering. Geologists use the term clastic with reference to sedimentary rocks as well as to particles in sediment transport whether in suspension or as bed load, and in sediment deposits.

Definition of clastic in the English dictionary

The first definition of clastic in the dictionary is composed of fragments of pre-existing rock that have been transported some distance from their points of origin. Other definition of clastic is dividing into parts. Clastic is also able to be dismantled for study or observation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLASTIC


anaclastic
ˌænəˈklæstɪk
anticlastic
ˌæntɪˈklæstɪk
bioclastic
ˌbaɪəʊˈklæstɪk
cataclastic
ˌkætəˈklæstɪk
cryptoclastic
ˌkrɪptəʊˈklæstɪk
dysplastic
dɪsˈplæstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
hypoplastic
ˌhaɪpəʊˈplæstɪk
iconoclastic
aɪˌkɒnəˈklæstɪk
inelastic
ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk
neoplastic
ˌniːəʊˈplæstɪk
osteoclastic
ˌɒstɪəʊˈklæstɪk
periclastic
ˌpɛrɪˈklæstɪk
plagioclastic
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈklæstɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
proteoclastic
ˌprəʊtɪəʊˈklæstɪk
pyroclastic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈklæstɪk
scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
synclastic
sɪŋˈklæstɪk
thermoplastic
ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLASTIC

classifieds
classifier
classifies
classify
classily
classiness
classis
classism
classist
classless
classless society
classlessness
classman
classmate
classroom
classroom assistant
classwork
classy
clast
clat

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLASTIC

bombastic
domestic
drastic
enthusiastic
fantastic
foam plastic
gymnastic
lymphoblastic
mastic
monastic
myeloblastic
orgastic
orgiastic
phantastic
sarcastic
Silastic
spastic
stochastic
trophoblastic
unenthusiastic
viscoelastic

Synonyms and antonyms of clastic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clastic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLASTIC

Find out the translation of clastic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clastic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clastic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

碎屑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clástica
570 millions of speakers

English

clastic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टुकड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفكيكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обломочные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clastic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভিন্ন টুকরার দ্বারা গঠিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

clastiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clastic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

klastischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

砕屑性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쇄설
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clastic
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lớp đất hay đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகுதிகளாக பிரிக்கக் கூடியன பிரித்தெடுக்கக் கூடியன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लासिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

klastik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clastico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klastyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

уламкові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clastic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλαστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klastiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clastic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klastisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clastic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASTIC»

The term «clastic» is regularly used and occupies the 103.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLASTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clastic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLASTIC»

Discover the use of clastic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clastic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Carbonate-Clastic Transitions
This volume stems from the editors' observations of such changes in the Gulf of Mexico and their realization that these geologically important transitions were being largely ignored because of professional compartmentilization.
Laurence (Hy) Doyle, H.H. Roberts, 1987
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Simulating Oil Entrapment in Clastic Sequences
The book introduces procedures for simulating migration and entrapment of oil in three dimensions in sequences of sandstones and shales.
J. Wendebourg, J.W. Harbaugh, 1997
3
Mass Balance Effects in Clastic Fluvial Stratigraphy
One of the great challenges for geologists trying to characterize fluvial architecture based on outcrop, well-log and seismic data is given the sparseness of data and temporal scales at which geological systems operate, it is often not ...
Nikki Strong, 2006
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Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Upper Triassic Carbonate ...
The Chulitna terrane of the southern Alaska Range is one of the more enigmatic tectonic terranes in the North American Cordillera and is defined in part by the occurrence of Upper Triassic red bed and carbonate units that occur in ...
Jennifer L. DeLoge, 2009
5
Marine clastic reservoirs: examples and analogues
Marine Clastic reservoirs provides an integrated perspective to sandstone reservoir description and analysis.
Eugene G. Rhodes, Thomas F. Moslow, 1993
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Processes Controlling the Composition of Clastic Sediments
DIAGENETIC CONTROLS ON SEDIMENT COMPOSITION Following burial, clastic sediments are likely to be subjected to an entirely different set of modification processes. Burial diagenesis commonly results in the destruction of feldspar and ...
Mark J. Johnsson, Abhijit Basu, 1993
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Clastic dikes of Heart Mountain fault breccia, northwestern ...
CLASTIC DIKES OF HEART MOUNTAIN FAULT BRECCIA, NORTHWESTERN WYOMING, AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE By William G. Pierce 45- 30' 109° 15' EXPLANATION Heart Mountain fault block -. ABSTRACT Structural features in ...
William Gamewell Pierce, 1979
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The Evolution Of Clastic Sedimentology
The book is a revised and expanded version of a book first published in Japanese in 2002.
Hakuyu Okada, Alex Kenyon-Smith, 2005
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Basement Tectonics 10
KEWEENAWAN. SUPERGROUP. CLASTIC. ROCKS. RAYMOND R. ANDERSON Iowa Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Bureau 109TrowbridgeHall Iowa City I A 52242-1 3 19 U.S.A. The Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) of ...
Richard W. Ojakangas, Albert B. Dickas, John C. Green, 1995
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Stratigraphic Analyses Using GPR
This information will help to improve the understanding of the hydrological role of these ubiquitous clastic dikes at the Hanford Site. We collected 100 MHz ground penetrating radar(GPR) 3-D surface reflection data at two sites, the 216-S-16 ...
Gregory S. Baker, Harry M. Jol, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLASTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clastic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Otto mobilizes Maersk Venturer
Otto has planned Hawkeye as a vertical exploration well to test the clastic late Miocene Pagasa formation. Hawkeye is a thrusted, four way ... «OE Digital, Jul 15»
2
Opinion: ITF – EOR, the industry's second wind
As previously mentioned, successful deployment of these methods is somewhat limited to clastic rock types. This presents an opportunity for the ... «Energy Voice, Jul 15»
3
Sabina Discovers Gold Mineralization Outside of Banded Iron …
... greater than 100m at the target, hosted in altered, quartz-veined and structurally deformed clastic sedimentary and felsic intrusive rock units. «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
4
Northern Empire Acquires Manson Creek Gold Project
The claims are underlain by black clastic sediments and basic volcanic rocks of the Nicola Group. Quartz-carbonate veining and associated ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
5
Canada Zinc Metals Commences 5000 Meter Drill Program at Akie
The deposit is hosted by siliceous, carbonaceous, fine grained clastic rocks of the Middle to Late Devonian Gunsteel Formation. The Company has outlined a NI ... «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»
6
Canada Zinc Metals Commences Exploration Program at Akie
The deposit is hosted by siliceous, carbonaceous, fine grained clastic rocks of the Middle to Late Devonian Gunsteel Formation. The Company ... «Stockhouse, Jun 15»
7
Mosman Oil and Gas - Upside down under; Murchison is focus
The main two being the Lower Eight Mile Formation (a Pleistocene aged clastic c 50-200m sub surface in historic wells) and the Cobden ... «OilVoice, Jun 15»
8
Canada Strategic Metals Inc.: The Latest Drilling Program Confirms …
Eleonore is thought to belong to a clastic-sediment-hosted stockwork-disseminated end member of the classic greenstone-hosted ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
9
SEML Acquires Interest In Offshore Mauritania Block
There is a proved petroleum basin and there are multiple play types including Jurassic, Cretaceous and Tertiary clastic. The Cenomanian and ... «E&P, Jun 15»
10
Mercator Petroleum announces first oil discovery
This discovery pertains to a very good quality Miocene age clastic reservoir with permeability of more than 500 milli darcy. A substantial amount ... «OilVoice, Jun 15»

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