clastic
clastic — 形容詞
- clasticpositive
- more clasticcomparative
- most clasticsuperlative
1. describes rock made of small pieces of older rock that broke off and were joined
碎屑岩的
由舊岩石碎片結合而成的
describes rock made of small pieces of older rock that broke off and were joined together
Mei picked up a clastic rock and saw tiny stone pieces stuck together.
Mei 撿起一塊碎屑岩，看到細小的石片黏在一起。
clastic + rock: a rock made of stuck-together fragments
Gabriel's teacher said the sandy cliff was made of clastic rock.
Gabriel 的老師說，那面沙質懸崖是由碎屑岩構成的。
The museum label explained that clastic stone forms from older rocks that have broken apart.
博物館的說明牌解釋，碎屑岩是由破裂的舊岩石形成的。
clastic + stone: used with other rock nouns
Folake broke open the clastic rock and found it full of small stone bits.
Folake 敲開那塊碎屑岩，發現裡面滿是細小的石塊。
Layers of clastic rock lined the riverbank, each packed with pieces of older stone.
河岸上排列著一層層碎屑岩，每一層都塞滿了舊石頭的碎片。
- clastic rock
- clastic sediment
- fragmental
Also describes something made of broken pieces; plainer in meaning.
- detrital
Stresses loose debris worn from older rock.