a stalagmite or stalactite of rounded form.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [noun] > stiria > stalagmite or stalactite (16) round dropstone1668 a stalagmite or stalactite of rounded form. stalactite1677 An icicle-like formation of calcium carbonate, depending from the roof or sides of a cavern and produced by the dropping of waters which have… stalactites1681 = stalactite, n. stalagmite1681 An incrustation or deposit, more or less like an inverted stalactite, on the floor of a cavern, formed by the dropping from the roof of some… water pipe1681 In extended use. Nehemiah Grew's name for: a kind of fossil or mineral structure in the form of a tube. Obsolete. rare. dropstone1695 An old popular name for stalactites and stalagmites, formed by the dropping of water. icicle1695 A stalactite. watericle1776 A stalactite. Also: the stone of which a stalactite is formed. stalagmite1815 Limestone deposited in this manner. frostwork1835 A formation or deposit resembling frost or ice, found in caves; (in later use) spec. an encrustation consisting of fine, needle-like structures… tallow1876 (See quot. 1876) local. helictite1882 A distorted twig-like form of stalactite. stalagma1903 = stalagmite, n. 2. Subcategories:— stalactite not formed from calcium carbonate (1) — any similar limestone formation (1) — formation of (1) |
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