clastic

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/ˈklæstɪk/

adjective

Made up of parts that are easily removable.

Similar
disintegrativedetachable
OriginAncient Greek κλαστός →
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Meanings

adjectiveclastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMade up of parts that are easily removable.
  2. not comparablegeographyMade from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
nounclastic (plural clastics)

plural clastics

  1. geographyA rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)

Similar
disintegrative

adjectivecapable of being taken apart

Similar
detachable
Also see
detachabledisintegrative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκλαστός“broken in pieces”
  2. Englishclastic

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan clàstic, clàstic
  • clàsticmade up of parts that are easily removable
  • clàsticmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Dutch klastisch, klastisch
  • klastischmade up of parts that are easily removable
  • klastischmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Finnish klastinen, klastinen
  • klastinenmade up of parts that are easily removable
  • klastinenmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
French clastique
  • clastiquemade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
German klastisch
  • klastischmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Irish clastach
  • clastachmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Italian clastico
  • clasticomade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Portuguese clástico
  • clásticomade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Romanian clastic
  • clasticmade from fragments of pre-existing rocks
Spanish clástico, clástico
  • clásticomade up of parts that are easily removable
  • clásticomade from fragments of pre-existing rocks

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clastic

fantasticelasticenthusiasticstochasticdrasticthermoplasticsarcasticantineoplasticmonasticinelasticgymnasticmasticviscoelasticdynasticbombasticaplasticanaplasticiconoclasticpyroclastictrophoblasticdysplasticecclesiasticorgiasticunenthusiastic
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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