clast

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/klæst/

noun

a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.

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Meanings

nounclast (plural clasts)

plural clasts

  1. geographya fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.

Origin

Back-formation from clastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clast

lastpastaskedcastpassedvastblastmasthastoutcastclassedprecastavastgastrecastchastebastaghastgasseddowncastkasticonoclastrepastmiscast
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Anagrams

clats
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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