lithic

[ lith-ik ]
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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.

  1. Pathology. pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, especially in the bladder.

  2. Chemistry. of, relating to, or containing lithium.

noun
  1. Archaeology. a stone artifact.

Origin of lithic

1
First recorded in 1790–1800, lithic is from the Greek word lithikós of stone. See lith-, -ic

Other words from lithic

  • lith·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • pre·lith·ic, adjective

Other definitions for -lithic (2 of 2)

-lithic

  1. a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of stone tools: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.

  2. a combining form meaning “of or relating to stone,” used to form adjectives: megalithic; monolithic.

Origin of -lithic

2
see origin at lithic

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British Dictionary definitions for lithic (1 of 2)

lithic

/ (ˈlɪθɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or composed of stone

  2. containing abundant fragments of previously formed rock: a lithic sandstone

  1. pathol of or relating to a calculus or calculi, esp one in the urinary bladder

  2. of or containing lithium

Origin of lithic

1
C18: from Greek lithikos stony

British Dictionary definitions for -lithic (2 of 2)

-lithic

adj combining form
  1. (in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period: Neolithic

Origin of -lithic

2
from Greek lithikos, from lithos stone

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