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lithic
1[lith-ik]
adjective
pertaining to or consisting of stone.
Petrology.pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks.
a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
Pathology.pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, especially in the bladder.
Chemistry.of, relating to, or containing lithium.
noun
Archaeology.a stone artifact.
-lithic
2a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of stone tools: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.
a combining form meaning “of or relating to stone,” used to form adjectives: megalithic; monolithic.
lithic
1/ ˈɪθɪ /
adjective
of, relating to, or composed of stone
containing abundant fragments of previously formed rock
a lithic sandstone
pathol of or relating to a calculus or calculi, esp one in the urinary bladder
of or containing lithium
-lithic
2combining form
(in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period
Neolithic
Other 51Թ Forms
- lithically adverb
- prelithic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lithic1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lithic1
Origin of lithic2
Example Sentences
The other fire is covert, because it burns lithic landscapes.
Modern societies are burning lithic landscapes - once-living biomass now fossilized into coal, gas and oil - which is aggravating the burning of living landscapes.
"Society reorganized itself around fossil fuels, adapting to the combustion of lithic landscapes and ignoring the fire latent in living ones," he writes.
Of those five, officials said, one had a “lithic scatter” — remnants of stone tools and other culturally relevant artifacts.
"The trace fossil is associated with megafauna bones, plant material and unifacial lithic tools," the study's abstract adds.
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When To Use
The combining form -lithic is used like a suffix used to name cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool. Essentially, it is used in the names of eras of human history. It is most often used in archaeological and anthropological terms.The form -lithic comes from Greek ٳó, meaning “of stone.”Corresponding forms of -lithic combined to the beginning of words are litho- and -lith. Learn more at our 51Թs That Use articles for these forms.
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