lithic: Meaning and Definition of

lith•ic

1. pertaining to or consisting of stone.
2. pertaining to clastic rocks, either sedimentary or volcanic, containing a large proportion of debris from previously formed rocks: a lithic sandstone; lithic tuff.
3. pertaining to stony concretions, or calculi, formed within the body, esp. in the bladder.
4. of, pertaining to, or containing lithium.

1. a stone artifact.

-lithic

1. a combining form used in the names of cultural phases in archaeology characterized by the use of a particular type of tool: Chalcolithic; Neolithic.