'Clastic' definitions:
Definition of 'clastic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
adjective
Capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"
Definition of 'Clastic'
From: GCIDE
- Clastic \Clas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? br?, fr. ? to break.]
- 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok? fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock. [1913 Webster]