Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or consisting of stone.
- Pertaining to stone in the bladder; uric.
- noun A remedy supposed to cause the solution of stone in the bladder or kidney.
- Consisting of or related to the element lithium.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.
- noun (Med.) A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.
- adjective Of or pertaining to stone.
- adjective (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
- adjective (Old Med. Chem.) uric acid. See Uric acid, under
Uric .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
stone ; as, lithic architecture. - adjective chemistry of, or relating to
lithium - noun anthropology A
stone tool orprojectile
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or composed of stone
- adjective of or containing lithium
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Examples
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A kind of lithic blogtool, predating and post-dating the stelae, the tombstone and the electronic tablet.
Killer View 2007
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Archaeological sites such as lithic scatters, food-processing sites, rock shelters, village sites, petroglyphs, and pictographs are found in the monument.
Proclamation On Giant Sequoia National Monument Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000
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Zach: With Stonehenge, it looks like other human lithic monuments, sculpted (with chisel marks perhaps), but long before humans existed.
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Meanwhile, there is strong evidence that humans erected Stonehenge, just like humans have erected many other lithic monuments.
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Concerning the hypothesis that Stonehenge was made by humans, we can compare it to other human-made lithic monuments, look for evidence of human manufacture, seek signs of human habitation, determine whether humans had the means and opportunity, etc.
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Concerning the hypothesis that Stonehenge was made by humans, we can compare it to other human-made lithic monuments, look for evidence of human manufacture, seek signs of human habitation, determine whether humans had the means and opportunity, etc.
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As I said, Stonehenge is only one of many lithic monuments made by humans.
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With Stonehenge, it looks like other human lithic monuments, sculpted (with chisel marks perhaps), but long before humans existed.
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Meanwhile, there is strong evidence that humans erected Stonehenge, just like humans have erected many other lithic monuments.
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Concerning the hypothesis that Stonehenge was made by humans, we can compare it to other human-made lithic monuments, look for evidence of human manufacture, seek signs of human habitation, determine whether humans had the means and opportunity, etc.
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