Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siliciclastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: sili-ci-clas-tic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals

noun

Such a rock

Example Sentences

"As with siliciclastic turbidites, the maximum thickness of an individual bed is commonly not attained in the neighborhood of the source area, but at some distance downcurrent (Fig. 5.16b); then it decreases distally."

Inflected Forms

siliciclastics (plural)

Questions

What does siliciclastic mean?: Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals

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