English Explanatory Dictionary

microlith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small stone tool.
  2. The microscopic acicular components of rocks.

Word forms

microlith microliths

Etymology

From micro- + -lith. In the sense of rock components, the name was suggested by Vogelsang in 1867.

Synonyms

microlite

Related words

microlithic
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