Meaning

Relating to stone..

Definitions by Sense

1. Relating to stone.
2. (geology) Relating to rock.
3. (inorganic chemistry) Relating to lithium.
4. (medicine) Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
5. (archaeology, often capitalised) pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.
6. (anthropology) A stone tool or projectile.
7. A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.
8. (geology) A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size.

Example Sentences

lithic architecture

lithic diathesis

Silty fine sandstone: poorly sorted; 50% quartz, 30% fossils, 10% lithics, 10% feldspar

Word Forms

• more lithic
• most lithic
• lithics

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When Should You Use Lithic?

Use lithic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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