clastic rock 1
noundomain: natural obj.
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
EnglishDerivationally related form
clastic 1
adjective
of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
Hyponym
pyroclastic 1
noun
clastic rocks composed solely or primarily of volcanic materials.
Part_holonym
clast 1
noun
(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
geology 1
noun
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
