brecciate

[brech-ee-eyt, bresh-]

verb (used with object)

brecciated, brecciating 

1. Petrology.,  to form as breccia.

Other Word Forms

• brecciation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brecciate¹

First recorded in 1765–75; brecci(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

S., good sections of these old brecciated alluvia occur.

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The rauchstein of the modern section is distinguished by stringers of calcite, which give it at times a brecciated appearance.

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Continued movement will give the brecciated fragments of sandstone a rounded form by rubbing them against one another, and, in this way, a crush-conglomerate is produced.

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It is also applied to those brecciated and stalagmitic deposits on the floor of caves, which frequently contain osseous remains.

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I could not satisfy myself whether this variety of colour proceeded from partial impregnations of bitumen, or from a brecciated structure.

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