Etymology

orthoclastic

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Today it means: Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλαστός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλαστός“broken”
  2. English todayorthoclastic

From ortho- + Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

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