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PRONUNCIATION OF HAMMERSTONE

hammerstone  [ˈhæməˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAMMERSTONE

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conjunction
determiner
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Hammerstone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HAMMERSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hammerstone

Hammerstone

In archaeology, a hammerstone is a hard cobble used to strike off lithic flakes from a lump of tool stone during the process of lithic reduction. The hammerstone is a rather universal stone tool which appeared early in most regions of the world including Europe, India and North America. This technology was of major importance to prehistoric cultures before the age of metalworking.

Definition of hammerstone in the English dictionary

The definition of hammerstone in the dictionary is a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAMMERSTONE


adderstone
ˈædəˌstəʊn
birthstone
ˈbɜːθˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
cobblestone
ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
dolostone
ˈdɒləˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
merestone
ˈmɪəˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
moonstone
ˈmuːnˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
thunderstone
ˈθʌndəˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAMMERSTONE

hammer drill
hammer out
hammer price
hammer throw
hammer thrower
hammer-like
hammercloth
hammerer
Hammerfest
hammerhead
hammerheaded
hammering
hammerings
hammerkop
hammerless
hammerlock
hammerman
Hammersmith and Fulham
Hammerstein II
hammertoe

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAMMERSTONE

bluestone
brownstone
capstone
dry-stone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
gravestone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
standing stone
stepping stone
stone
tone
whetstone

Synonyms and antonyms of hammerstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hammerstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAMMERSTONE

Find out the translation of hammerstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hammerstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hammerstone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

锤石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

martillo
570 millions of speakers

English

hammerstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hammerstone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hammerstone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hammerstone
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hammerstone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hammerstone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

percuteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hammerstone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlagstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hammerstone
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hammerstone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hammerstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hammerstone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hammerstone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅमरस्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hammerstone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hammerstone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hammerstone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hammerstone
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hammerstone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Hammerstone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hammerstone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hammerstone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hammerstone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hammerstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMERSTONE»

The term «hammerstone» is normally little used and occupies the 119.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAMMERSTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hammerstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAMMERSTONE»

Discover the use of hammerstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hammerstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hammerstone
A play with a light touch, a witty tongue and a powdered, perfumed façade of glamour...This is like luxuriating in a warm, scented bubble bath with a guilty sense of indulgence...but [Groag's] play has substance.
Jon Tuttle, 1995
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The Chora of Croton 1: The Neolithic Settlement at Capo Alfiere
Sides polished; end and edge around fracture are abraded and pecked as if fragment was reused as a hammerstone after breaking. (Sketch shows breakage is fracture straight across midsection of ax.) Fragment length 5; diameter at front end ...
Jon Morter, John Robb, 2012
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The Holdener Site: Late Woodland, Emergent Mississippian and ...
Igneous and Metamorphic Cobble Tools Feature Wt(g) Tool Description 40 54 60 63 66 72 72 73 84 85 99 907.4 2 manos 99.5 1 hammerstone/mano 68.3 1 hammerstone fragment 99.5 1 hammerstone/mano 126.4 1 hammerstone fragment ...
‎1994
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Material Culture from Prehistoric Virginia
Hammerstone Modality (Function): pounding. Operation: hand held. Useability: generalized. Ecoscene (Environments): all. Functional Angle: 20° to 150° Bit Angle: N/A General Climate: glacial/postglacial. A hammerstone is a round stone,  ...
William Hranicky, 2009
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El-Ahwat, A Fortified Site from the Early Iron Age Near ...
Broken 4.5 5 7 Grinding Basalt 7315 C81 Broken 4 4 4 Hammerstone Limestone 5304 C82 Broken 4 4 5 Weight Limestone? 1315 C83 Broken 4 4 6 Grinding Basalt 7303 C84 Broken 6 4 7 Grinding Basalt 1314 C85 Broken 6 11 22 Upper ...
Adam Zertal, 2011
6
Archaeological Concepts, Techniques, and Terminology for ...
H8 – Hammerstone Half Life - T(1⁄2) is defined as the time required for one half of an initially large number of radioactive atoms of a given element to decay. Radioactive elements give off curies (Ci), which is the number of disintegrations per ...
Wm Jack Hranicky, 2013
7
California Courts and Judges
(01E) HAMMERSTONE, James Edward, Jr. JUDGE, SUPERIOR COURT, San Joaquin County Appointment/Election: Succeeded to court upon unanimous written consent of judges in county [pursuant to Prop. 220] to convert Municipal Courts ...
Kathy Morris Wolf, 1996
8
Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites
ANALYSIS OF NOTCHES Capaldo and Blumenschine (1994) suggest that notches created by carnivore gnawing (static loading) and hammerstone percussion (dynamic loading) can be differentiated using a combination of two ratios, plus the ...
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rebeca Barba Egido, Charles P. Egeland, 2007
9
Before the Volcano Erupted: SDL Field(s): Before the Volcano ...
Item Dimensions (cm) Comments Location Context 1-39 min. metate 5 x 3.3 x 2.6 for grinding hematite Str. 1 in vessel 7, floor 1-56 hammerstone heavily used Str. 1, Area 3 floor bet. 2 lajas 1-78 hammerstone mod. use, pot rest Str. 6 in Pot 14 ...
Payson D. Sheets, 2002
10
Community Identity and Archaeology: Dynamic Communities at ...
Object Hammerstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Grindstone Grindstone Hammerstone Hammerstone Grindstone Grindstone Grindstone Grindstone Grindstone Grindstone ...
Naoise Mac Sweeney, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAMMERSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hammerstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Little Dipper Partners Go Separate Ways | Riverfront Times
The pair met even before they were high school students in Collinsville, Illinois, played in bands together and even shared a Hammerstone's ... «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»
2
Excavation unearths Bronze Age artefact
The discovery at first appeared to be a beach pebble, possibly used as a hammerstone. However, when student Cameron Maurin picked up the ... «Connaught Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Bug hunt at the library tomorrow
Hammerstone will start her program with a short PowerPoint presentation about insects and their identification. Then the group will head out to ... «Saugerties Times, Jul 15»
4
Easton man accused of stealing rare motorcycle
Tyler C. Hammerstone, of the first block of South 10th Street, faces charges of theft and receiving stolen property. He was released from Lehigh ... «WFMZ Allentown, Jul 15»
5
~ PPW Title Match: Champion Jesse Sorensen defeated Graves @ 5 …
We're 11-minutes into the show, and they announced Hammerstone, Gangrel, Joey Ryan, Suede Thomson, and Tyshaun Prince (w/the Cuban ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
6
Haver Fund gives $50K to each Hunterdon high school
Voorhees: Assistant Principal Susan Hammerstone said the money will make over a classroom for use as a communication and digital literacy ... «NJ.com, Jun 15»
7
East Stroudsburg University spring semester dean's list
Long Pond: Brendon Abbazio, Maranda Hammerstone, Jaclyn Kavanagh and Yesenia Perez. Mount Pocono: Jonathan Adamski and Alyssa ... «Pocono Record, Jun 15»
8
Local artist's backyard oasis featured on Soulard Garden Tour
Some of his work can be seen in area establishments such as Hammerstone's and the recently opened Howard's in Soulard, in which he ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
9
Lancaster County Police Log: Thursday, June 18, 2015
Tabitha N. Hammerstone, 28, and Joel A. Knable, 52, both of 9 Santa Fe Dr., Lititz, were charged after a fight Monday at their home, police said. «LancasterOnline, Jun 15»
10
Oklahoma's Bison Kill Sites Used for Generations
The pieces of leg, foot, and back bones were accompanied by a quartzite hammerstone and a small flake made from Texas chert. This site is ... «Archaeology, Jun 15»

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