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lithic

/ˈlɪθɪk/

lithic adjective: relating to stone.

Adjective

lithic (comparative more lithic, superlative most lithic)

  1. Relating to stone.
    • lithic architecture
  2. Relating to rock.
  3. Relating to lithium.
  4. Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
    • lithic diathesis
  5. (capitalized, often) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.
    Synonyms:
    Paleo-Indian

Noun

lithic (plural lithics)

  1. A stone tool or projectile.
  2. A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.
  3. A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size.
    • Silty fine sandstone: poorly sorted; 50% quartz, 30% fossils, 10% lithics, 10% feldspar1983, Richard Squires, Mark Filewicz, Cenozoic Geology of the Simi Valley Area, Southern California

Synonyms of lithic

Forms of lithic

Adjective
comparativemore lithic
superlativemost lithic
Noun
plurallithics

Origin of lithic

From lith- + -ic.

Words formed from lithic

Words that rhyme with lithic

Questions about lithic

What does lithic mean?
Lithic means relating to stone.
What part of speech is lithic?
Lithic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce lithic?
Lithic is pronounced /ˈlɪθɪk/.

Words near lithic in the dictionary

  1. lithiated
  2. lithiates
  3. lithiatic
  4. lithiation
  5. lithiations
  6. lithic
  7. lithic acid
  8. lithically
  9. lithics
  10. lithide
  11. lithides

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