Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volcaniclastic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: vol-cani-clas-tic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials

noun

A clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials

Etymology

From volcanic + clastic.

Inflected Forms

volcaniclastics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvolcaniclastic

Frequently Paired Words

metamorphiclastic plutoniclastic pyroclastic sedimentaclastic sedimentoclastic

Questions

What does volcaniclastic mean?: Being a clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials
Where does volcaniclastic come from?: From volcanic + clastic.

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