microburin
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A characteristic waste product from the ancient manufacture of lithic tools: a fragment of a lithic flake or blade that shows on its upper face the beginnings of a notch terminating in an oblique flection that ends in a very acute trihedral apex.
Example Sentences
- "It is also worth noting that although the NEG II inhabitants were familiar with the microburin technique (MBT), they did not use it systematically."