† microlithicadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, -lithic comb. form.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + -lithic comb. form, after megalithic adj.; attested only in text cited. Compare microlithic adj.² 2. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məikroli·þik) /maɪkrəʊˈlɪθɪk/.

Archaeology. Obsolete. rare.

Consisting or constructed of small stones; (also, of a period, people, etc.) characterized by the erection of microlithic (as opposed to megalithic) monuments.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adjective] > characterized by microlithic monuments

microlithic1872

the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of prehistoric periods

prolepticala1646

ante-historical1724

ante-historic1828

lacustrine1830

palaeotherian1831

prehistoric1832

Siwalik1836

megalithic1839

subarctic1846

meta-historical1854

prehistorical1854

lithic1862

protolithic1863

Archaeolithic1865

lacustrian1865

Palaeolithic1865

Mesolithic1866

Hallstatt1869

microlithic1872

palaeocosmic1875

Silurian1875

Miolithic1877

archilithic1879

eneolithic1886

palaeolithical1887

Solutrian1888

eolithic1890

Hallstattian1893

Chellean1894

pre-Palaeolithic1894

palaeolithoid1896

protolithic1896

Siculian1896

Siculic1896

Azilian1899

Acheulean1901

Villanova1901

chalcolithic1902

sub-Neolithic1903

Mesvinian1905

protoneolithic1906

Sicanian1909

Siculan1909

Aurignacian1914

Getulian1914

Châtelperron1915

epipalaeolithic1921

Creswellian1926

Capsian1928

Villanovan1928

Chelleo-Acheulean1930

Abbevillian1934

Swiderian1936

dryas1946

Shamvaian1947

Mazovian1965

Devensian1968

talayotic1974

1872 J. Fergusson Rude Stone Monuments ii. 40 The people..affected..what may be called microlithic architecture.

1872 J. Fergusson Rude Stone Monuments ii. 47 The cognate examples in the microlithic styles afford us very little assistance in determining either the origin or use of this class of monument.

1878 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 7 277 A very remarkable underground microlithic structure was recently discovered on elevated ground, about one mile south-west of the village of Langtoft.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

microlithicadj.²

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈlɪθɪk/,

/ˌmaɪkrəˈlɪθɪk/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: microlith n., -ic suffix; micro- comb. form, Greek λίθος , -ic suffix.

Etymology: Either < microlith n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ic suffix, or independently < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form) + -ic suffix, perhaps after French microlitique (1875 in sense 1: see microlitic adj.).

1. Geology. Containing microliths; = microlitic adj. rare.

ΚΠ

1877 A. Geikie in Nature 4 Oct. 474/2 The abundance of the glassy microlithic base.

1883 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 174 282 Quartz with numerous microlithic enclosures.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 569/1 In contact-altered sediments, slags, &c., microlithic forms of garnet, spinel,..and many other substances have been observed.

2. Archaeology. Of or relating to microliths (microlith n. 2); designating a microlith; characterized by the use of microliths. Cf. microlithic adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > prehistoric tool > [adjective] > types of

rostro-carinate1912

microlithic1913

nucleiform1913

core1926

celtiform1932

Cananaean1934

unifacial1951

osteodontokeratic1957

linguate2001

1913 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 43 350 A few of these notched flakes..have been chipped out of chert. A microlithic form occurs in Dr. Cunnington's collection.

1923 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. xiv. 407 Terminal Capsian..was a local phase..with the microlithic flint industry especially conspicuous... In Africa..the development of the extreme microlithic forms..has been most clearly traced.

1947 J. Hawkes & C. Hawkes Prehist. Brit. (rev. ed.) 19 The reduction of the size of flints to a ‘microlithic’ scale.

1971 World Archaeol. 3 157 Numbers of fragmentary flakes with backed (or ‘microlithic’) retouch occur in many levels of the site.

1987 Amer. Anthropologist 89 812 The use of microlithic tools in the region..seems to reflect adaptation to the environment of northern China.

1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) ix. v. 357/2 Microliths soon became dominant almost throughout the Old World. Their size and form vary, but the theme is the same..and represents a real ‘microlithic revolution’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microlithic
释义	† microlithicadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, -lithic comb. form. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + -lithic comb. form, after megalithic adj.; attested only in text cited. Compare microlithic adj.² 2. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (məikroli·þik) /maɪkrəʊˈlɪθɪk/. Archaeology. Obsolete. rare. Consisting or constructed of small stones; (also, of a period, people, etc.) characterized by the erection of microlithic (as opposed to megalithic) monuments. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [adjective] > characterized by microlithic monuments microlithic1872 the world > time > relative time > the past > historical period > [adjective] > of prehistoric periods prolepticala1646 ante-historical1724 ante-historic1828 lacustrine1830 palaeotherian1831 prehistoric1832 Siwalik1836 megalithic1839 subarctic1846 meta-historical1854 prehistorical1854 lithic1862 protolithic1863 Archaeolithic1865 lacustrian1865 Palaeolithic1865 Mesolithic1866 Hallstatt1869 microlithic1872 palaeocosmic1875 Silurian1875 Miolithic1877 archilithic1879 eneolithic1886 palaeolithical1887 Solutrian1888 eolithic1890 Hallstattian1893 Chellean1894 pre-Palaeolithic1894 palaeolithoid1896 protolithic1896 Siculian1896 Siculic1896 Azilian1899 Acheulean1901 Villanova1901 chalcolithic1902 sub-Neolithic1903 Mesvinian1905 protoneolithic1906 Sicanian1909 Siculan1909 Aurignacian1914 Getulian1914 Châtelperron1915 epipalaeolithic1921 Creswellian1926 Capsian1928 Villanovan1928 Chelleo-Acheulean1930 Abbevillian1934 Swiderian1936 dryas1946 Shamvaian1947 Mazovian1965 Devensian1968 talayotic1974 1872 J. Fergusson Rude Stone Monuments ii. 40 The people..affected..what may be called microlithic architecture. 1872 J. Fergusson Rude Stone Monuments ii. 47 The cognate examples in the microlithic styles afford us very little assistance in determining either the origin or use of this class of monument. 1878 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 7 277 A very remarkable underground microlithic structure was recently discovered on elevated ground, about one mile south-west of the village of Langtoft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2018). microlithicadj.² Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlɪθɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈlɪθɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈlɪθɪk/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: microlith n., -ic suffix; micro- comb. form, Greek λίθος , -ic suffix. Etymology: Either < microlith n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ic suffix, or independently < micro- comb. form + ancient Greek λίθος stone (see -lith comb. form) + -ic suffix, perhaps after French microlitique (1875 in sense 1: see microlitic adj.). 1. Geology. Containing microliths; = microlitic adj. rare. ΚΠ 1877 A. Geikie in Nature 4 Oct. 474/2 The abundance of the glassy microlithic base. 1883 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 174 282 Quartz with numerous microlithic enclosures. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 569/1 In contact-altered sediments, slags, &c., microlithic forms of garnet, spinel,..and many other substances have been observed. 2. Archaeology. Of or relating to microliths (microlith n. 2); designating a microlith; characterized by the use of microliths. Cf. microlithic adj.¹ ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > prehistoric tool > [adjective] > types of rostro-carinate1912 microlithic1913 nucleiform1913 core1926 celtiform1932 Cananaean1934 unifacial1951 osteodontokeratic1957 linguate2001 1913 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 43 350 A few of these notched flakes..have been chipped out of chert. A microlithic form occurs in Dr. Cunnington's collection. 1923 A. L. Kroeber Anthropol. xiv. 407 Terminal Capsian..was a local phase..with the microlithic flint industry especially conspicuous... In Africa..the development of the extreme microlithic forms..has been most clearly traced. 1947 J. Hawkes & C. Hawkes Prehist. Brit. (rev. ed.) 19 The reduction of the size of flints to a ‘microlithic’ scale. 1971 World Archaeol. 3 157 Numbers of fragmentary flakes with backed (or ‘microlithic’) retouch occur in many levels of the site. 1987 Amer. Anthropologist 89 812 The use of microlithic tools in the region..seems to reflect adaptation to the environment of northern China. 1992 Cambr. Encycl. Human Evol. (1994) ix. v. 357/2 Microliths soon became dominant almost throughout the Old World. Their size and form vary, but the theme is the same..and represents a real ‘microlithic revolution’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1872adj.²1877
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