Cataclastic Definition
kătə-klăstĭk
adjective
Designating or of a rock, esp. a metamorphic rock, that was formed, bent, broken, etc. by extreme mechanical pressure.
Webster's New World
Origin of Cataclastic
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From Norwegian kataklas- (in kataklasstruktur structure formed by crushing) (Greek kata- cata-) (Greek klastos broken clast) (Norwegian struktur structure) –ic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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