-clase

suffix

fracture (having a fracture of such a form)

OriginAncient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς ← French -clase →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. chemistryfracture (having a fracture of such a form)

Origin

  1. French-clase
  2. Ancient Greekκλᾰ́σῐς“breaking, fracture”
  3. English-clase

From Ancient Greek κλᾰ́σῐς (klắsĭs, “breaking, fracture”) (via French -clase), from κλάω (kláō, “I break”).

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APA

-clase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clase

MLA

“-clase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-clase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-clase.

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