cataclastic

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adjective

describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivecataclastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegeographydescribing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress

Translations

Catalan cataclàstic
  • cataclàsticdescribing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress
French cataclastique
  • cataclastiquedescribing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress
Irish cataclastach
  • cataclastachdescribing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress
Italian cataclastico
  • cataclasticodescribing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress

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APA

cataclastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclastic

MLA

“cataclastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cataclastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cataclastic.

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