'Breccia' definitions:
Definition of 'breccia'
From: WordNet
noun
A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
Definition of 'Breccia'
From: GCIDE
- Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.) A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors. [1913 Webster]
- Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary.
- Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'breccia'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aa,
- abyssal rock,
- agglomerate,
- agglomeration,
- basalt,
- bedrock,
- block lava,
- brash,
- bunch,
- clot,
- cluster,
- concrete,
- concretion,
- conglomerate,
- conglomeration,
- crag,
- debris,
- detritus,
- druid stone,
- festooned pahoehoe,
- gneiss,
- grain,
- granite,
- granule,
- granulet,
- gravel,
- grit,
- igneous rock,
- lava,
- limestone,
- living rock,
- magma,
- mantlerock,
- mass,
- metamorphic rock,
- monolith,
- pahoehoe,
- pillow lava,
- porphyry,
- pudding stone,
- regolith,
- rock,
- ropy lava,
- rubble,
- rubblestone,
- sand,
- sandstone,
- sarsen,
- schist,
- scoria,
- scree,
- sedimentary rock,
- shelly pahoehoe,
- shingle,
- stone,
- talus,
- tufa,
- tuff