lithic
Use Lithic in a sentence
ɪk adjective
1.
pertaining to or consisting of stone.
2.
Petrology. pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks: a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
3.
Pathology. pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, especially in the bladder.
4.
Chemistry. of, pertaining to, or containing lithium.
noun
5.
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
00:10
Lithic
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged
-lithic
a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To lithic
Collins
World English Dictionary
lithic (ˈlɪθɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or composed of stone |
| 2. | containing abundant fragments of previously formed rock: a lithic sandstone |
| 3. | pathol of or relating to a calculus or calculi, esp one in the urinary bladder |
| 4. | of or containing lithium |
| [C18: from Greek lithikos stony] | |
| -lithic | |
| —adj combining form | |
| (in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period: Neolithic | |
| [from Greek lithikos, from lithos stone] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lithic
1797, from Gk. lithikos, from lithos "stone."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Lithic tools are further divided into chipped or flaked stone tools and ground stone tools.
The geologists' definition of a formation is a body of rock identified on the basis of lithic character.
Microcrystalline silica and silicified wood are the dominant lithic raw material types represented in the two collections.
In short, only the absence of a high quality lithic source seems to have limited the desirability of this setting for settlement.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
