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microwear.

Microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌwɛɹ/General-American/ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌwɛə/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Microscopic patterns of edge damage on stone tools, used to show how the tools were used.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *wes- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti Proto-Germanic *wazjaną Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan Old English werian Middle English weren English wear English microwear From micro- + wear.

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