English Explanatory Dictionary

clast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/klæst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clast.wav

Word forms

clast clasts

Etymology

Back-formation from clastic.

Related words

iconoclast

Derived words

bioclast crystalloclast epiclast hyaloclastite interclast intraclast porphyroclast xenoclast
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