Lithic

Definitions: Lithic

Lithic

Adjective

1. Of or containing lithium.

2. Relating to or composed of stone; "lithic sandstone".

Date "lithic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Lithic

Domain	Definitions
Geological	Pertains to pyroclastic deposits that contain abundant fragments of previously-formed rocks and/or dense fragments. (volcanic). (references)
Mining	A. A syn. of lithologic, as in lithic unit b. Said of a medium-grained sedimentary rock, and of a pyroclastic deposit, containing abundant fragments of previously formed rocks; also said of such fragments c. Pertaining to or made of stone; e.g., lithic artifacts or lithicarchitecture e.g., lithic artifacts or lithicarchitecture. (references)
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Synonyms within Context: Lithic

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Hardness	Adamant, adamantine, adamantean; concrete, stony, granitic, calculous, lithic, vitreous; horny, corneous; bony; osseous, ossific; cartilaginous; hard as a rock. Noun: stiff as buckram, stiff as a poker; stiff as starch, stiff as as board.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Lithic

English words defined with "lithic": Lithaemia, Lithate ♦ Rosacic ♦ uric acid. (references)

Specialty definitions using "lithic": geolith ♦ lithic arenite, lithic sandstone, lithodeme, lithologic unit, lithostratic unit, lithostratigraphic unit ♦ rock unit, rock-stratigraphic unit ♦ subfeldspathic. (references)

Etymologies containing "lithic": Lithate ♦ Pyrolithic. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Lithic

Domain	Title
Books	Alternative Approaches to Lithic Analysis: Proceedings of the University of Tulsa Conference on Lithic Analysis (Archeological Papers of the american (reference) Lithic Debitage: Context, Form, Meaning (reference) Lithic Illustration (reference) Maya Ceremonial Specialization: Lithic Tools from the Sacred Cenote at Chichen Itza, Yucatan (Monographs in World Archaeology, No. 12) (reference) Maya Stone Tools: Selected Papers from the Second Maya Lithic Conference (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: Lithic

"Lithic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lithic" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	6	143,867

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Lithic

Expression using "lithic": Lithic acid. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "lithic": neo-lithic, paleo-lithic.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Lithic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
british lithic technology	18
lithic	3
casting lab lithic	2
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Modern Translations: Lithic

Language		Translations for "lithic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Greek		μονάδες εδάφους (albic plinthosols 244, calcaric cambisols 149, calcaric fluvisols 102, calcic chernozems 180, calcic solonchaks 170, calcic solonetz 164, chromic cambisols 150, dystric cambisols 147, dystric fluvisols 103, dystric leptosols 123, dystric plinthosols 242, eutric cambisols 146, eutric fluvisols 101, eutric leptosols 122, eutric plinthosols 241, ferralic cambisols 152, ferric acrisols 222, ferric alisols 227, gelic andosols 141, gelic cambisols 154, gelic leptosols 129, gelic solonchaks 174, geric ferralsols 239, gleyic acrisols 225, gleyic alisols 231, gleyic andosols 140, gleyic cambisols 153, gleyic chernozems 183, gleyic solonchaks 173, gleyic solonetz 167, glossic chernozems 182, gypsic solonchaks 171, gypsic solonetz 165, haplic acrisols 221, haplic alisols 226, haplic andosols 136, haplic chernozems 179, haplic ferralsols 235, haplic nitisols 232, haplic solonchaks 168, haplic solonetz 162, humic acrisols 223, humic alisols 228, humic cambisols 148, humic ferralsols 238, humic nitisols 234, humic plinthosols 243, lithic leptosols 127, luvic chernozems 181, mollic andosols 137, mollic fluvisols 104, mollic leptosols 125, mollic solonchaks 169, mollic solonetz 163, plinthic acrisols 224, plinthic alisols 229, plinthic ferralsols 240, rendzic leptosols 124, rhodic ferralsols 237, rhodic nitisols 233, salic fluvisols 107, sodic solonchaks 172, stagnic alisols 230, stagnic solonetz 166, thionic fluvisols 106, umbric andosols 138, umbric fluvisols 105, umbric leptosols 126, vertic cambisols 151, vitric andosols 139, xanthic ferralsols 236). (various references)

Pig Latin		ithiclay
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Derivations: Lithic

Derivations
	Words ending with "lithic": batholithic, endolithic, eolithic, granolithic, laccolithic, megalithic, microlithic, monolithic, neolithic, otolithic, xenolithic. (additional references)
	Words containing "lithic": monolithically. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Lithic"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "lithic" (pronounced li"thik)
5	l i" th i k	monolithic.
4	-i" th i k	mythic.
3	-th i k	ethic, gothic, osteopathic, psychopathic.
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Anagrams: Lithic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: litchi.
	Words within the letters "c-h-i-i-l-t"
	-1 letter: chili, lichi, licht, licit.
	-2 letters: chit, clit, hili, hilt, itch, lich.
	-3 letters: chi, hic, hit, ich, lit, tic, til.
	-4 letters: hi, it, li, ti.
	Words containing the letters "c-h-i-i-l-t"
	+1 letter: chitlin, itchily, litchis, thiolic.
	+2 letters: bitchily, chiliast, chitling, chitlins, eolithic, helicity, holistic, hoplitic, lecithin, lichting, lithemic, pitchily, ticklish, trochili.
	+3 letters: aliphatic, chairlift, chiliasts, chilliest, chirality, chitlings, chloritic, flitching, homiletic, lecithins, microlith, neolithic, otolithic, rhyolitic, trichinal, twitchily, wholistic, witchlike.
	+4 letters: bioethical, catholicoi, chairlifts, childbirth, childliest, chiliastic, chlorinity, cytophilic, diphyletic, endolithic, ethicality, helicities, helminthic, histologic, historical, homiletics, isoplethic, lathyritic, lithologic, megalithic, microliths, monolithic, multichain, nihilistic, philatelic, phlogistic, phthisical, syphilitic, theistical, thiouracil, tholeiitic, ticklishly, trickishly, triglyphic, xenolithic.
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