- autoclastic
- au·to·clastic
English syllables. 2014.
autoclastic
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Autoclastic — Au to*clas tic, a. [See {Auto }; {Clastic}.] (Geol.) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autoclastic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto I+| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: aut + clastic : broken in place used of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance … Useful english dictionary
