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stalactite
sta·lac·tite S0697900 (stə-lăk′tīt′, stăl′ək-)n. An icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.
[New Latin stalactītēs, from Greek stalaktos, dripping, from stalassein, stalak-, to drip.]
sta·lac′ti·form′ adj.stal′ac·tit′ic (stăl′ăk-tĭt′ĭk, stə-lăk′-) adj.stalactite (ˈstæləkˌtaɪt) n (Geological Science) a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water. Compare stalagmite[C17: from New Latin stalactites, from Greek stalaktos dripping, from stalassein to drip] stalactic, staˈlactical, stalactital, stalactitic, ˌstalacˈtitical adj stalactiform, less commonly stalactitiform adjsta•lac•tite (stəˈlæk taɪt, ˈstæl əkˌtaɪt)
n. a deposit, usu. of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. [1670–80; < New Latin stalactites < Greek stalakt(ós) dripping (v. adj. of stalássein to drip) + New Latin -ites -ite1] stal`ac•tit′ic (-ˈtɪt ɪk) adj. sta·lac·tite (stə-lăk′tīt′) A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit projecting downward from the roof of a cave or cavern, formed by dripping water saturated with minerals. Stalactites form gradually as the minerals precipitate out of the saturated water. They usually consist of calcite, but can also consist of other minerals.Usage If you find it hard to remember the difference between stalagmites and stalactites, you are not alone. Both words refer to mineral deposits that form in caves. The source of each word is the Greek word stalassein, which means "to drip." This is appropriate, since each kind of deposit is formed by the dripping of mineral-rich water within caves. The difference is in position and orientation. A stalactite is an icicle-shaped deposit that hangs from the roof of a cavern, and a stalagmite is a conical mineral deposit that extends up from the floor of a cavern. And what do you call it when a stalagmite and stalactite meet and form a column? What else but a stalacto-stalagmite!stalactiteA “stone icicle” formed on a cave ceiling from dissolved calcium carbonate deposited as dripping water evaporates.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stalactite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cavecave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the seacylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed linedripstone - the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites |
Translationsstalactite (ˈstӕləktait) , ((American) stəˈlӕktait) noun a spike of limestone hanging from the roof of a cave etc formed by the dripping of water containing lime. 鐘乳石 钟乳石Stalactite
stalactite a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water Stalactite in architecture, a decorative projection having the form of a prism and arranged in rows, one above the other. The name derives from the stalactites that form in caves. Stalactites are characteristic of medieval architecture of Arab countries, Iran, and Middle Asia. They usually were used to form cornices on pendentives, semidomes, and niches.
Stalactite a sinter-drip, usually limestone formation that hangs from the ceilings and upper walls of karst caves and has the shape of an icicle, pipe, comb, or fringe. Stalactites occur as the result of the precipitation of calcium carbonate when carbon dioxide is removed from carbonate-saturated water. Gypsum and salt stalactites formed through evaporation are sometimes found. stalactite[stə′lak‚tīt] (geology) A conical or roughly cylindrical speleothem formed by dripping water and hanging from the roof of a cave; usually composed of calcium carbonate. stalactite
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