-clase

a combining form used in the formation of compound words that denote minerals with a particular cleavage, as specified by the initial element: oligoclase; plagioclase.

Origin of -clase

<French <Greek klásis;see -clasis

Words Nearby -clase

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How to use -clase in a sentence

Me refiero a las tiendas de muchos departamentos, que ponen ante el consumidor toda clase de mercancas.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
De la primera clase, los hay de tres tipos: fuerte, entrefuerte y suave.
Heath's Modern Language Series: The Spanish American Reader | Ernesto Nelson
En nuestra sala de clase hay tambin un cuadro del rey Alfonso, uno de Caldern y uno de Cervantes.
A First Spanish Reader | Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy
Yo le hablar al seor Gobernador de la provincia para que mire bien qu clase de gente pone en25 la Administracin.
Doa Perfecta | Benito Prez Galds
La escuela es grande y bonita y tiene muchas salas de clase.
A First Spanish Reader | Erwin W. Roessler and Alfred Remy

British Dictionary definitions for -clase

-clase

n combining form

(in mineralogy) indicating a particular type of cleavage: plagioclase

Origin of -clase

via French from Greek klasis a breaking, from klan to break

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