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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lith•ic (lith′ik),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or consisting of stone.
- Rocks[Petrol.]pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks:a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
- Pathologypertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, esp. in the bladder.
- Chemistryof, pertaining to, or containing lithium.
n. - Archaeologya stone artifact.
- Greek lithikós of stone. See lith-, -ic
- 1790–1800
lith′i•cal•ly, adv. -lithic, - a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool:Chalcolithic; Neolithic.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lithic /ˈlɪθɪk/ adj - of, relating to, or composed of stone
- containing abundant fragments of previously formed rock: a lithic sandstone
- of or relating to a calculus or calculi, esp one in the urinary bladder
- of or containing lithium
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek lithikos stony Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: -lithic adj combining form - (in anthropology) relating to the use of stone implements in a specified cultural period: Neolithic
Etymology: from Greek lithikos, from lithos stone |