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unifacial

American  
[yoo-nuh-fay-shuhl] / ˌyu nəˈfeɪ ʃəl /

adjective

  1. having or presenting only one face.

  2. Archaeology. (of a stone tool) having a cutting edge only on one side.

unifacial Scientific  
/ yo̅o̅′nə-fā′shəl /

  1. Flaked in such a way as to produce a cutting edge that is sharp on one side only. Used of a stone tool.

  2. ◆ Unifacial tools are known as a unifaces and include early core tools such as choppers as well as later flake tools such as scrapers and adzes.

  3. Compare bifacial

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