"bifacial" meaning in English

See bifacial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -eɪʃəl Etymology: From bi- + facial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|facial}} bi- + facial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} bifacial (not comparable)
  1. Having two faces or opposing surfaces. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-bifacial-en-adj-RPusq-Rk
  2. (archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Archaeology
    Sense id: en-bifacial-en-adj-rnqPT9Bt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bifacial core, bifacially, isobifacial Related terms: biface
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    },
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          "name": "Archaeology",
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          "parents": [
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            "Social sciences",
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            "Society",
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        "Having two sharp cutting edges."
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        ]
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        "(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a flint tool"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        "archaeology",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪʃəl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bifacial"
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    "Rhymes:English/eɪʃəl",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪʃəl/3 syllables"
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    {
      "word": "bifacially"
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        "Having two faces or opposing surfaces."
      ],
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        ],
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          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "en:Archaeology"
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      "glosses": [
        "Having two sharp cutting edges."
      ],
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        "(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges."
      ],
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        "of a flint tool"
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        "not-comparable"
      ],
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  ],
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