cataclasis

noun

Meaning

Cataclastic rock (a type of metamorphic rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rock)
A process of formation of such rock.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

catastrophë(English)catacosmesis(English)catalectic(English)cataract bog(English)catechresis(English)cataleptic(English)cataract(English)craterization(English)

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