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How do you use Clasts in a sentence? See 9 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Clasts in a sentence

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Clasts | Clast

Clasts meaning

plural of clast

Using Clasts

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of clast
  • In the example corpus, clasts often appears in combinations such as: the clasts, clasts in.

Context around Clasts

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

lime 1× rhyolite 1× resulting 1× loose 1×

Sentence patterns with Clasts

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the clasts including fossils 1× between the clasts the rock 1× composed of clasts with different 1× of lime clasts 1× of the clasts is called 1× rhyolite clasts in the 1× the resulting clasts of various 1× way loose clasts in a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bedrock can also 1× between the clasts 1× boggs 1987 p 1× both the cement 1× in this way 1× rhyolite clasts in 1×

Common sentence endings:

become glued together 1× called poorly sorted 1× glacier s bed 1× more precipitated minerals 1× of carbonate minerals 1× of lime clasts 1×

Words around Clasts

Just before it in the word index:

clastic 4 clast 2 classy 240 classwork 15 classwallet 2 classrooms 896

Just after it in the word index:

clat 8 clatford 2 clathrate 22 clathrates 5 clathrin 6 clatous 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Clasts

  • In this selection, "clasts" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lime, rhyolite and resulting stand out and add context to how "clasts" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the clasts including fossils and between the clasts the rock. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clasts" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clasts

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In this way, loose clasts in a sedimentary rock can become "glued" together. (13 words)

Boggs (1987), p. 105 The 3D orientation of the clasts is called the fabric of the rock. (17 words)

Roman architecture's mysteriously amazing material, though, probably runs far deeper than just with the inclusion of lime clasts. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

When all clasts are more or less of the same size, the rock is called 'well-sorted', and when there is a large spread in grain size, the rock is called 'poorly sorted'. (33 words)

Rhyolite clasts in the breccia are set in a matrix of very-fine sooty pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcedonic quartz, open-space vugs and minor carbonaceous material (coal), suggesting a shallow subaqueous environment. (31 words)

Bedrock can also be eroded through the action of glacial plucking and abrasion and the resulting clasts of various sizes will be incorporated to the glacier's bed. (28 words)

Example sentences (9)

Roman architecture's mysteriously amazing material, though, probably runs far deeper than just with the inclusion of lime clasts.

Rhyolite clasts in the breccia are set in a matrix of very-fine sooty pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcedonic quartz, open-space vugs and minor carbonaceous material (coal), suggesting a shallow subaqueous environment.

Bedrock can also be eroded through the action of glacial plucking and abrasion and the resulting clasts of various sizes will be incorporated to the glacier's bed.

Between the clasts, the rock can be composed of a matrix (a cement) that consists of crystals of one or more precipitated minerals.

Boggs (1987), p. 105 The 3D orientation of the clasts is called the fabric of the rock.

Both the cement and the clasts (including fossils and ooids ) of a carbonate sedimentary rock can consist of carbonate minerals.

In this way, loose clasts in a sedimentary rock can become "glued" together.

The grain size can be expressed as a diameter or a volume, and is always an average value – a rock is composed of clasts with different sizes.

When all clasts are more or less of the same size, the rock is called 'well-sorted', and when there is a large spread in grain size, the rock is called 'poorly sorted'.

Common combinations with clasts

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clasts" in a sentence?
An example: "Roman architecture's mysteriously amazing material, though, probably runs far deeper than just with the inclusion of lime clasts." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "clasts" from authentic English texts.
What does "clasts" mean?
Clasts means: plural of clast
How many example sentences with "clasts" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "clasts", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.