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单词 microlitic
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microliticadj.

Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˈlɪdɪk/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈlɪdɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: microlite n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < microlite n. + -ic suffix. Compare French microlitique (A. Michel-Lévy 1875, in Ann. des mines 8 402).
Geology.
Containing or characterized by the presence of microlites.
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1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks xi. 185 [The term] microlitic..might..be given to..rocks which contain..microliths.
1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) I. 228 This microlitic felt is a distinctive character of the Andesites.
1919 A. Harker Petrol. (ed. 5) ix. 113 In some of the more basic members the ground-mass consists of little lath-shaped plagioclase prisms with more or less noticeable flow-arrangement, an approach to the character of some andesites (microlitic structure).
1994 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 102 319/2 The microlitic pseudotachylite consists mostly of microlites that range from a few micrometers to a few hundred micrometers in size.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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