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use-wear analysis

use-wear analysis noun: a technique for identifying the functions of artefact tools by closely examining their working surfaces and edges.

Noun

use-wear analysis

  1. A technique for identifying the functions of artefact tools by closely examining their working surfaces and edges.
    Synonyms:
    traceology

Synonyms of use-wear analysis

Questions about use-wear analysis

What does use-wear analysis mean?
Use-wear analysis means a technique for identifying the functions of artefact tools by closely examining their working surfaces and edges.
What part of speech is use-wear analysis?
Use-wear analysis is a noun.

Words near use-wear analysis in the dictionary

  1. use-cases
  2. use-mention distinction
  3. use-mention distinctions
  4. use-value
  5. use-values
  6. use-wear analysis
  7. useability
  8. useable
  9. useableness
  10. useably
  11. useage

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