Definition of CLASTIC

clastic

Plural: clastics

Adjective Satellite

  • of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)
  • capable of being taken apart
    • "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"

Adj

  • Made up of parts that are easily removable.
  • Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Noun

  • A rock composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks.
  • A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Examples

  • Building ’CLASTIC’ across multiple letter bonuses was a geological feat of wordplay.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from κλάω (kláō, “to break”) + -ic.

Scrabble Score: 11

clastic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
clastic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
clastic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

clastic: valid Words With Friends Word