a stone tool made with only one side being chipped away
b.
(as modifier)
a uniface tool
2.
a.
a medal or coin that is cast to show a moulded design on one side only
b.
(as modifier)
a uniface medal
uniface in American English
(ˈjuːnəˌfeis)
noun
(in numismatics)
a coin or medal having a blank reverse
Word origin
[1875–80; uni- + face]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, overdraft, pressure point, slime mold, weekenduni- is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Latin (universe), used, with the meaning “one,” in the formation of compound words (unicycle). Other words that use the affix uni- include: uniaxial, unicycle, unipersonal, unipolar, unison