noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

antiqueantiquityarchaismartifacteolithfossil

Etymology

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

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