microblade

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ blade

Noun

microblade (plural microblades)

  1. (archaeology, sometimes attributive) A small blade, typically produced in prehistoric times from silica-rich minerals.
    The upper Palaeolithic period saw the first production of microblade tools.
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