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—brecciation /brech'ee ay"sheuhn, bresh'-/, n./brech"ee ayt', bresh"-/, v.t., brecciated, brecciating.Petrol. to form as breccia.[1765-75; BRECCI(A) + -ATE1]
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brecciate — [brech′ē āt΄, bresh′ē āt΄] vt. brecciated, brecciating to form (rock fragments) into breccia brecciation n … English World dictionary
brecciate — verb 1. form into breccia brecciated rock • Derivationally related forms: ↑breccia • Hypernyms: ↑form • Verb Frames: Something s 2. break into breccia … Useful english dictionary
brecciate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1772 1. to form (rock) into breccia 2. to break (rock) into fragments • brecciation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
brecciate — brec·ciate … English syllables
brecciate — /ˈbrɛtʃieɪt/ (say brecheeayt) verb (t) (brecciated, brecciating) to form (rock) into breccia. –brecciation, noun …
brecciation — noun see brecciate … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Fault breccia — (IPA: /ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃ /, Italian: breach), or tectonic breccia is a breccia (a rock type consisting of angular clasts) that was formed by tectonic forces. Fault breccia has no cohesion, it is normally an unconsolidated rock type, unless… … Wikipedia
brecciation — See brecciate. * * * … Universalium
abrade — Synonyms and related words: abate, ablate, abrase, abstract, atomize, bark, bate, beat, blemish, bloody, bother, bray, break, brecciate, bug, burn, chafe, check, chip, claw, comminute, confuse, contriturate, corrode, crack, craze, crumb, crumble … Moby Thesaurus
