clastic rock
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1. (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | rock, stone, |
| definition | : | a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | clast, |
| definition | : | (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock (noun.object) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | clastic, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone) (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | clastic, |
| definition | : | of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone) (adj.all) |
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