Lithic Definition

lĭthĭk
adjective
Of stone.
Webster's New World
Of lithium.
Webster's New World
Of calculi.
Webster's New World
suffix
Relating to or characteristic of a specified stage in the use of stone by humans.
Eolithic.
American Heritage
affix

Of a (specified) period of the Stone Age.

Neolithic, Paleolithic.
Webster's New World
noun

(anthropology) A stone tool or projectile.

Wiktionary

A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lithic

Noun

Singular:
lithic
Plural:
lithics

Origin of Lithic

  • From lithic

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lithic Sentence Examples

  • The first assemblage was a lithic scatter, of Mesolithic date, from Cornhill Farm, Colter.

  • There are no diagnostic elements among the lithic assemblage which would suggest a date earlier than the Neolithic period.

  • The main lithic finds include microliths, particularly scalene triangles, and irregularly shaped picks made mostly of cherty limestone.

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Words Starting With

LLILIT

Words Ending With

CICHIC

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Words Starting With L and Ending With C

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With L6 Letter Words Ending With C