- Separable into parts or having removable sections: a clastic anatomical model.
- Geology. Made up of fragments of preexisting rock; fragmental.
[From Greek klastos, broken. See clast.]
clastic clas'tic n.
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[From Greek klastos, broken. See clast.]
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1. undergoing or causing division.
2. separable into parts.
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