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TeachMeFinance.com - explain clay clay The term 'clay' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Fine-grained soil or the fine-grained portion of soil that can be made to exhibit plasticity (putty-like properties) within a range of moisture contents, and that exhibits considerable strength when air-dry. Plastic soil which passes a No. 200 (0.075 mm) United States Standard sieve'. The term 'clay' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' a fine grained sediment with a typical grain size less than 0.004 mm. possesses electromagnetic properties which bind the grains together to give a bulk strength or cohesion'. Previous 5 Terms: clathrate claustrophobia clavate claviform clavigerous Next 5 Terms: Clay size Clayton Act CLD Clean Air Act Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.