different between clastic vs detrital

clastic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (klastós, broken in pieces), from ?????? (kláein, to break) +? -ic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

clastic (not comparable)

  1. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
  2. (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Derived terms

  • clast
  • volcaniclastic
  • pyroclastic

Related terms

  • iconoclast

Translations

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

  1. (geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Romanian

Etymology

From French clastique

Adjective

clastic m or n (feminine singular clastic?, masculine plural clastici, feminine and neuter plural clastice)

  1. clastic

Declension

clastic From the web:

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  • what is clastic sedimentary rock
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detrital

English

Etymology

detritus +? -al

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /di?t?a?t?l/
  • Rhymes: -a?t?l

Adjective

detrital (comparative more detrital, superlative most detrital)

  1. (geology) Consisting of, or pertaining to, geological detritus.

See also

  • Detritus (geology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

detrital From the web:

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  • what are detrital sedimentary rocks
  • what does detrital mean
  • what is detrital food chain
  • what are detrital rocks
  • what is detrital wash
  • what is detrital material
  • what are detrital sedimentary rocks classified by
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