| ANACLASTIC | • anaclastic adj. Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water. • anaclastic adj. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. • ANACLASTIC adj. refractive; of or pertaining to refraction. |
| ANTICLASTIC | • anticlastic adj. (Of a surface) curved in opposite ways in two directions; saddle-shaped. • anticlastic adj. (Mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is negative at all points. • ANTICLASTIC adj. of a surface, having a curvature, at a given point and in a particular direction, that is of the opposite sign to the curvature at that point in a perpendicular direction. |
| BIOCLASTIC | • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a sedimentary rock that is composed of the remains of small organisms. • bioclastic adj. (Geology) Describing a form of erosion or formation caused by the action of living organisms. • BIOCLASTIC adj. of deposits, esp. limestones, derived from shell fragments or similar organic remains. |
| CATACLASTIC | • cataclastic adj. (Petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high… • CATACLASTIC adj. of metamorphism, taking place in an environment where intense pressure. |
| CLASTIC | • clastic adj. Made up of parts that are easily removable. • clastic adj. (Geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. • clastic n. (Geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. |
| CLASTICS | • clastics n. Plural of clastic. • CLASTIC n. a rock composed of other rocks. |
| CRYPTOCLASTIC | • CRYPTOCLASTIC adj. of minerals and rocks, composed of microscopic fragments. |
| ICONOCLASTIC | • iconoclastic adj. Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm. • ICONOCLASTIC adj. like an iconoclast. |
| ORTHOCLASTIC | • orthoclastic adj. (Crystallography) Having cleavage planes at right angles, as in orthoclase. • ORTHOCLASTIC adj. chiefly of feldspar, having cleavages at right angles. |
| OSTEOCLASTIC | • osteoclastic adj. (Pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast. • osteoclastic adj. (Surgery) Of or pertaining to osteoclasis. • OSTEOCLASTIC adj. of or like an osteoclast, an instrument used to break bones. |
| PERICLASTIC | • PERICLASTIC adj. like a periclase, a naturally occurring magnesium oxide. |
| PLAGIOCLASTIC | • plagioclastic adj. (Mineralogy) Of or relating to plagioclase. • PLAGIOCLASTIC adj. of or like plagioclase. |
| PROTEOCLASTIC | • proteoclastic adj. Proteolytic. • PROTEOCLASTIC adj. proteolytic, relating to the splitting of proteins by enzymes. |
| PYROCLASTIC | • pyroclastic adj. (Volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. • pyroclastic n. A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin. • PYROCLASTIC adj. of rocks, formed of fragments thrown out by volcanic action. |
| PYROCLASTICS | • pyroclastics n. Plural of pyroclastic. • PYROCLASTIC n. a rock formed in this way. |
| SYNCLASTIC | • synclastic adj. (Of a surface) curved toward the same side in all directions. • synclastic adj. (Mathematics) of a surface whose Gaussian curvature is positive at all points. • SYNCLASTIC adj. curved in all directions towards a single point. |