单词 | microlith |
释义 | microlith[ mahy-kruh-lith ] / ˈmaɪ krə lɪθ / noun Archaeology.a tiny stone tool, often of geometric shape, made from a bladelet and mounted singly or in series as the working part of a composite tool or weapon, especially during late Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times. Compare macrolith, tranchet. Origin of microlithFirst recorded in 1875–80; micro- + -lith Words nearby microlithmicrolecithal, microlepidoptera, microlight, microlite, microliter, microlith, microlithiasis, microlithic, microlitic, microloan, micrology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for microlithmicrolith / (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlɪθ) / nounarchaeol a small Mesolithic flint tool which was made from a blade and formed part of hafted tools Derived forms of microlithmicrolithic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for microlithmicrolith [ mī′krə-lĭth′ ] n.A minute calculus, usually multiple and resembling coarse sand. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for microlithmicrolith [ mī′krō-lĭth′ ] A very small blade made of flaked stone and used as a tool, especially in the European Mesolithic Period. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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