-lith

-lith
suffix denoting types of stone (laccolith; monolith).
Etymology: Gk lithos stone

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\\ˌlith\ noun combining form (-s)
Etymology: New Latin -lithus & French -lithe, from Greek lithos stone
1.
a. : stone : structure or implement of stone

cyclolith

monolith

b. : artificial stone : cement

granolith

angiolith

nephrolith

3. : -lite 1a

coccolith

zoolith

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a combining form meaning "stone" (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith). Cf. -lite.
[see LITHO-]

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lith «lihth», noun. Archaic.
1. a limb.
2. a joint.
╂[Old English lith]
combining form. the form of litho- (Cf. ↑litho-) before vowels, as in lithiasis.
combining form. stone; rock, as in megalith, laccolith.
╂[< Greek líthos stone]
lith.,
1. lithograph.
2. lithography.
Lith.,
1. Lithuania.
2. Lithuanian.

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suffix denoting types of stone

laccolith | monolith

Origin:
from Greek lithos ‘stone’

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-lith
a terminal element representing Gr. λίθος stone, in adaptations of actual or assumed Gr. compounds. The words with this ending are chiefly terms of Biology and Pathology, as coccolith, cyatholith, discolith, helmintholith, hippolith; other examples are acrolith, aerolith, laccolith, monolith. In terms of mineralogy -lite is commonly used instead of -lith.

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  • lith- — lith(o) , lithe, lite, lithique éléments, du gr. lithos, pierre . ⇒LITH(O) , (LITH , LITHO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « pierre », entrant dans la constr. de termes sav. ou techn. (subst., adj., verbes) appartenant à des domaines ayant un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • lith — lith·arge; lith·er; lith·er·ness; lith·ia; lith·i·ate; lith·ic; …   English syllables

  • -lith — ↑ lit. * * * lith [auch: … lɪt; griech. li̓thos = Stein]: in Zusb., z. B. Eolith, Monolith. * * * lith [auch: ... lɪt; griech. líthos = Stein]: Grundwort in Zus., z. B. Eolith, Gastrolith …   Universal-Lexikon

  • lith|ic — lith|ic1 «LIHTH ihk», adjective. 1. consisting of stone or rock. 2. Medicine. of or having to do with stone or stony concretions formed within the body, as in the bladder. ╂[< Greek lithikós < líthos stone] lith|ic2 «LIHTH ihk», adjective.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lith|o — «LIHTH oh», adjective, noun, plural lith|os. –adj. = lithographic: (Cf. ↑lithographic) »litho printing. –n. = lithograph. (Cf. ↑lithograph) litho , combining form. stone or stones, as in lithography, lithology. Also …   Useful english dictionary

  • -lith — ( l[i^]th), lite lite ( l[imac]t). suff. Combining forms fr. Gr. li qos a stone; used chiefly in naming minerals and rocks. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Lith — (l[i^]th), n. [AS. li[eth].] A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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