Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Fragmentary.
- adjective Geology Consisting of broken rock, coal, or ore moved from its place of origin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Consisting of fragments; fragmentarily combined.
- Same as
clastic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Geol.) A fragmentary rock.
- adjective Fragmentary.
- adjective (Geol.) Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective geology consisting of
fragments - noun geology A
fragmentary rock .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective consisting of small disconnected parts
Etymologies
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Examples
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Deimos has a smooth surface due to a blanket of fragmental rock or regolith, except for the most recent impact craters.
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Deimos has a smooth surface due to a blanket of fragmental rock or regolith, except for the most recent impact craters.
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Her fragmental ideas were swept tidily away by his answer.
You Don't Take Names Ajay Nair 2010
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Deimos has a smooth surface due to a blanket of fragmental rock or regolith, except for the most recent impact craters.
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Deimos has a smooth surface due to a blanket of fragmental rock or regolith, except for the most recent impact craters.
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The barranca is 2000 feet deep and is cut in layers of resistant basaltic lava flows and softer explosive fragmental material.
The geology and geography of Lake Chapala and western Mexico 2006
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According to field evidence, volcanic activity occurred along the Zapopan fault zone in the north, forming La Higuera, El Mexico and La Campana volcanoes, thus filling the Santiago-Verde channel with thick lava flows interbedded with explosive fragmental material.
The geology and geography of Lake Chapala and western Mexico 2006
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The barranca is 2000 feet deep and is cut in layers of resistant basaltic lava flows and softer explosive fragmental material.
The geology and geography of Lake Chapala and western Mexico 2006
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According to field evidence, volcanic activity occurred along the Zapopan fault zone in the north, forming La Higuera, El Mexico and La Campana volcanoes, thus filling the Santiago-Verde channel with thick lava flows interbedded with explosive fragmental material.
The geology and geography of Lake Chapala and western Mexico 2006
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The barranca is 2000 feet deep and is cut in layers of resistant basaltic lava flows and softer explosive fragmental material.
The geology and geography of Lake Chapala and western Mexico 2006
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