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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROLITH

microlith  [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌlɪθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROLITH

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Microlith is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MICROLITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

microlith

Microlith

A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically a centimetre or so in length and half a centimetre wide. It is produced from either a small blade or a larger blade-like piece of flint by abrupt or truncated retouching, which leaves a very typical piece of waste, called a microburin. The microliths themselves are sufficiently worked so as to be distinguishable from workshop waste or accidents. Two families of microliths are usually defined: laminar and geometric. An assemblage of microliths can be used to date an archeological site. Laminar microliths are associated with the end of the Upper Paleolithic and the beginning of the Epipaleolithic era; geometric microliths are characteristic of the Mesolithic and the Neolithic. Geometric microliths may be triangular, trapezoid or lunate. Microlith production generally declined following the introduction of agriculture but continued later in cultures with a deeply rooted hunting tradition. Regardless of type, microliths were used to form the points of hunting weapons, such as spears and arrows, and other artifacts and are found throughout Africa, Asia and Europe.

Definition of microlith in the English dictionary

The definition of microlith in the dictionary is a small Mesolithic flint tool which was made from a blade and formed part of hafted tools.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROLITH


acolyth
ˈækəˌlɪθ
aerolith
ˈɛərəʊˌlɪθ
cholelith
ˈkɒləˌlɪθ
cyclolith
ˈsaɪkləʊˌlɪθ
enterolith
ˈɛntərəʊˌlɪθ
eolith
ˈiːəʊˌlɪθ
granolith
ˈɡrænəʊˌlɪθ
oolith
ˈəʊəˌlɪθ
otolith
ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ
palaeolith
ˈpælɪəʊˌlɪθ
paleolith
ˈpælɪəʊˌlɪθ
peristalith
pəˈrɪstəˌlɪθ
phacolith
ˈfeɪkəˌlɪθ
pisolith
ˈpaɪsəʊˌlɪθ
rhinolith
ˈraɪnəʊˌlɪθ
sialolith
ˈsaɪələˌlɪθ
zoolith
ˈzəʊəˌlɪθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROLITH

microinjection
microinstruction
microjet
microlepidoptera
microlight
microlighting
microlinguistics
microlite
microliter
microlithic
microlitic
microlitre
microloan
micrologic
micrological
micrologically
micrologist
micrology
microluces
microlux

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROLITH

acrolith
batholith
coccolith
coprolith
cystolith
gastrolith
laccolith
lopolith
megalith
monolith
neolith
phytolith
regolith
rhabdolith
statolith
tallith
trilith
urolith
xenolith

Synonyms and antonyms of microlith in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «microlith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROLITH

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

Translator English - Chinese

微格
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

microlítica
570 millions of speakers

English

microlith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Microlith
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حصاة دقيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Микролит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microlith
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microlith
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microlith
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Microlith
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

microlith
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイクロリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마이크로 리트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microlith
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microlith
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

microlith
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायकोलिथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrolit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microlith
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

microlith
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікроліт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microlitice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρολιθικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikroliet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Microlith
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microlith
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microlith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROLITH»

The term «microlith» is used very little and occupies the 155.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROLITH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROLITH»

Discover the use of microlith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microlith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2006)
80 FP Microlith Blue ABRK Microlith Bordeaux RA Microlith Bordeaux RT Microlith Brown 2R-A Microlith Brown 5R-K Microlith Gold G-T Microlith Green G-K Microlith Orange 3R-K Microlith Red BR-K Microlith Scarlet R-K Microlith Yellow G3K ...
Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun, 2006
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Studies in South Asian Culture
219 microlith, borer L3.2 220 microlith 2.1 221 microlith 2.7 222 microlith 2.8 223 microlith 1.9 224 microlith 1.7 225 microlith, fragment 1.3 226 microlith 3 227 microlith 3.6 228 microlith 3.9 229 microlith 3.6 230 microlith 3.8 231 microlith, ...
Senake Bandaranayake
3
Toxic Substances Control Act: Trademarks and Product Names ...
... RED BR MICRACETE YELLOW A2R MICROLITH BLACK B-N MICROLITH BLACK C-A MICROLITH BLACK C-K MICROLITH BLACK C-T MICROLITH BLUE A3R-K MICROLITH BLUE 4G-K MICROLITH BLUE 4G-T MICROLITH BORDEAUX ...
United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Toxic Substances, 1979
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Microlith
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
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Recent Advances in Indo-Pacific Prehistory: Proceedings of ...
... one surface GB4 219 I(e)II.2 Microlith back and surface GB4 737 l(f)II.2 Flake one margin of flake GA2 n.n. 2(a)1.4 Point back and adjacent surface GA2 40 IAI. 8. Broken Microlith back Graman Site GB1 Level I Graman Site GB1 Level II.
Virendra N. Misra, Peter S. Bellwood, 1985
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Spinoff, 2011: NASA Technologies Benefit Society
meet NASA's need for a regenerable contaminant control technology. A few years later, PCI pursued additional SBIR work with Marshall to integrate an adsorptive coating on the Microlith substrate to remove additional chemical compounds as ...
Lisa Rademakers, Bo Schwerin, Daniel Coleman, 2012
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Archaeological Science Under a Microscope: Studies in ...
... general plant processing / fibrous cutting and scraping insufficient evidence 2 Geometric microlith general plant processing / non- woody cutting and scraping probably hafted 3 Geometric microlith feathers uncertain general plant processing ...
Michael Haslam, Gail Robertson, Alison Crowther-Smith, 2009
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Projectile Technology
In Chapter 4, Bill Finlayson and Steven Mithen critically assess the generally accepted premise of the division of British Mesolithic sites into upland, microlith rich hunting camps and lowland, microlith poor winter residential sites, as well as the ...
Heidi Knecht, 1997
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Microlith
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically a centimetre or so in length and half a centimetre wide.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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The Mississippian Emergence
Very few cores were found besides those for the microlith industry. One of the most unexpected group of artifacts found at the Zebree site was the Cahokia microlith industry (Morse 1974; Fig. 14). Small specialized cores, blades, and cylindrical ...
Bruce D. Smith, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROLITH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microlith is used in the context of the following news items.
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First dental operation was performed 14000 years ago: Study
The microlith was used to pick the infected tissue from inside the tooth, he added. It is the earliest known example of dentistry and suggests that ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
2
Italian scientists discover first Stone Age dentist
The hole on the Villabruna man's third inferior molar revealed that the tooth was cleaned out using a flint microlith -– a small, sharp stone tool. «The Local.it, Jul 15»
3
Caveman's 14000-year-old dentist drill is discovered
Researchers in Italy discovered that a tiny flint tool called a microlith was used to file away a rotting cavity to halt infection, just like a modern ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Hands that rock
In many of the rock shelters, stone tools like 'microlith' and `parallel sided blade' of Mesolithic period used for cutting animal skin and ... «Times of India, May 15»
5
Pre-historic Manipur :: Part 5
The findings were 'fresh water molluse, microlith, corded ware' and 'Neolithic celt, microliths, grinding stone, tripod ware with cord marks'. «E-Pao.net, Mar 15»
6
Archeologists find proof of humans living in Leicestershire as far …
The latest item to be identified is a microlith, a tiny, sharp fragment of flint made to be used as a blade. The instrument is typical of the Mesolithic ... «Leicester Mercury, Mar 15»
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Archaeologists find rotted Iron Age roundhouse, decorated pottery …
... of flint from Antrim, and site activities,” believes Torben Ballin, who analysed two stray microlith-related pieces, a pitchstone microblade and a ... «Culture24, Feb 15»
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New Vaccination Bill Would End 'Personal Belief Exemption'
microlith. Good. The only people who should be handing out exemptions are doctors that have determined a valid medical reason for it. «KQED, Feb 15»
9
Dark Age is uncovered at Hinkley Point site
Evidence has been found of luxury goods being brought in from the Mediterranean to Roman Somerset, while scattered in fields are microlith ... «Western Daily Press, Jan 15»
10
Cleaning Indoor Air: Alternatives To Precious-Metal Catalysts
At the heart of these devices lies a catalyst support known as a microlith that's composed of multiple layers of metal mesh similar to a window ... «The Biological SCENE, Nov 14»

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