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microwear

UK/ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌwɛə/US/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌwɛɹ/

microwear noun: microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.

Noun

microwear (uncountable)

  1. Microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.

Origin of microwear

From micro- + wear.

Questions about microwear

What does microwear mean?
Microwear means microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.
What part of speech is microwear?
Microwear is a noun.
How do you pronounce microwear?
Microwear is pronounced /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌwɛɹ/ (US).

Words near microwear in the dictionary

  1. microwaves up
  2. microwaving
  3. microwaving up
  4. microweapon
  5. microweapons
  6. microwear
  7. microweb
  8. microweber
  9. microwebers
  10. microwebs
  11. microwedding

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