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bifacial
[ bahy-fey-shuhl ]
adjective
- having two faces or fronts.
- Archaeology. having the opposite surfaces alike, as some tools.
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
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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- bi·facial·ly adverb
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