Clay definition

Clay means soil material that contains 40 percent or more clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt.
Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters <0.002 mm. As a soil texture, clay is the soil material that is comprised of 40 percent or more clay particles, not more than 45 percent sand and not more than 40 percent silt particles using the USDA soil classification system.
Clay means dredged materials with a diameter of less than 31.25 micrometres;

Examples of Clay in a sentence

  • The CCSO agrees to provide deputies at the current staffing and service levels as reflected in Appendix A – List of all Clay County District Schools 2024.

  • A mutual agreement shall be reached, which will be reflected in a revised Exhibit B of the Clay County Agreement/Contract No. 2023/2024 - , Funding for School Resource Officers (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027).

  • The parties agree that Missouri law will govern any dispute related to this Contract and to conduct any litigation arising out of this Contract in courts located in Clay County, Missouri.

  • XXXXXXX Date: Superintendent of Schools School Board of Clay County, Florida APPENDIX A List of ALL Clay County District Schools as of 2024: *Schools covered by other agencies 1.

  • XXXXXXXX XXXX Date: Sheriff of Clay County, Florida XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, Chair Date: School Board of Clay County, Florida XXXXX X.


More Definitions of Clay

Clay means a particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are smaller than 0.002 millimeters in equivalent spherical diameter. Also, a soil textural class having more than 40 percent clay, less than 45 percent sand, and less than 40 percent silt, as shown in Section XI.C.1 (USDA Soil Textural Triangle).
Clay means a soil particle; the term also refers to a type of soil texture. As a soil particle, clay consists of individual rock or mineral particles in soils having diameters
Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, fine-grained crystalline mineral fragments that, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.
Clay means a fine-grained, inorganic material having plastic properties and with a predominant grain size of less than 0.002 mm.
Clay means fine-grained inorganic material (grains less than 0.0005 mm in diameter) which has very low permeability and is plastic.
Clay means a substance comprised of natural, inorganic, finely ground crystalline mineral fragments which, when mixed with water, forms a pasty, moldable mass that preserves its shape when air dried.
Clay or “clay soil” means a soil which is a fine grain soil classified as CL or CH under the unified soil classification system specified in ASTM standard D−2487−69 (1975).