bifacial
[ bahy-fey-shuhl ]
/ baɪˈfeɪ ʃəl /
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adjective
having two faces or fronts.
Archaeology. having the opposite surfaces alike, as some tools.
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OTHER WORDS FROM bifacial
bi·fa·cial·ly, adverbWords nearby bifacial
Biernacki's sign, Bier's method, Bierstadt, bierstube, biestings, bifacial, bifarious, biff, biffer, BIFFEX, biffin
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How to use bifacial in a sentence
It is a large bifacial tool, battered on the slightly fashioned working edge, of basalt and patinated.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
British Dictionary definitions for bifacial
bifacial
/ (baɪˈfeɪʃəl) /
adjective
having two faces or surfaces
botany (of leaves, etc) having upper and lower surfaces differing from each other
archaeol (of flints) flaked by percussion from two sides along the chopping edge
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Scientific definitions for bifacial
bifacial
[ bī-fā′shəl ]
Flaked in such a way as to produce a cutting edge that is sharp on both sides. Used of a stone tool.♦ Bifacial tools are known as a bifaces and include such early core tools as hand axes and cleavers as well as later flake tools such as blades and spear or arrow points. Compare unifacial.
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