adjective
- of or relating to pebbles or gravel; composed of or containing pebbles
- of or relating to voting or elections in ancient Greece
Usage: geology; technical
Usage: history; rare
Examples
- The psephitic deposits along the riverbed indicate ancient glacial activity.
- Geologists examined the psephitic layer to understand the region's geological history.
- The beach's psephitic composition made it unsuitable for swimming.
- In ancient Athens, psephitic voting methods involved the use of pottery shards.