Definition of Eolith

1. Noun. A crude stone artifact (as a chipped flint); possibly the earliest tools.

Generic synonyms: Tool

Definition of Eolith

1. Noun. Crudely chopped flints, believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eolith

1. a prehistoric stone tool [n -S] : EOLITHIC [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eolith

eoan
eobiont
eobionts
eobiotic
eocene
eohippus
eohippuses
eolian
eolianite
eolic
eolienne
eoliennes
eolipile
eolipiles
eolis
eolith (current term)
eolithic
eoliths
eolopile
eolopiles
eolotropic
eolotropy
eomesodermin
eon
eonian
eonic
eonisms
eons
eophyte

Literary usage of Eolith

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1905)
"If under the term eolith are included certain flints which are contemporary with the established paleolithic industries, but have been merely utilised and ..."

2. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1903)
"With two such trained and enthusiastic workers on the spot our knowledge ought to advance rapidly. From 1898, when Dr. Blackmore found an eolith in gravel ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1908)
"or less the true eolith. They certainly form a more convincing argument in favor of ... But they resemble the latter more than they do the genuine eolith, ..."

4. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1908)
"or less the true eolith. They certainly form a more convincing argument in ... But they resemble the latter more than they do the genuine eolith, which, ..."

5. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"The only known Miocene and Pliocene primate of Europe which might be considered as an eolith- maker or eolith-user is Dryopithecus.; all the other known ..."

6. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1905)
"If under the term eolith are included certain flints which are contemporary with the established paleolithic industries, but have been merely utilised and ..."

7. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1903)
"With two such trained and enthusiastic workers on the spot our knowledge ought to advance rapidly. From 1898, when Dr. Blackmore found an eolith in gravel ..."

8. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1908)
"or less the true eolith. They certainly form a more convincing argument in favor of ... But they resemble the latter more than they do the genuine eolith, ..."

9. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1908)
"or less the true eolith. They certainly form a more convincing argument in ... But they resemble the latter more than they do the genuine eolith, which, ..."

10. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1916)
"The only known Miocene and Pliocene primate of Europe which might be considered as an eolith- maker or eolith-user is Dryopithecus.; all the other known ..."

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