clastic adj 1: of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone) 2: capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"
Clastic \Clas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? br?, fr. ? to break.] 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). [1913 Webster] 2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok? fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock. [1913 Webster]