cataclasis

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noun

cataclastic rock (a type of metamorphic rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rock)

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Meanings

nouncataclasis (plural cataclases)

plural cataclases

  1. geographycataclastic rock (a type of metamorphic rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rock)
  2. geographyA process of formation of such rock.
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cataclasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclasis

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