英语词汇“stalagmite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

sta•lag•mite n. [countable]

Geologya deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, resembling an upside-down stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of water.

sta•lag•mite n.

Geologya deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. See illus. under stalactite.

Greek stálagm(a) a drop (stalag-, stem of stalássein to drip + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result) + Neo-Latin -ites -ite¹
Neo-Latin stalagmites
1675–85;

stal•ag•mit•ic stal′ag•mit′i•cal, adj. stal′ag•mit′i•cal•ly, adv.

stalagmite /ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt/ n

a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water
Compare stalactite

Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite

stalagmitic /ˌstæləɡˈmɪtɪk/, ˌstalagˈmitical adj

单词	stalagmite
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 sta•lag•mite /stəˈlægmaɪt, ˈstæləgˌmaɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] Geologya deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, resembling an upside-down stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of water. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 sta•lag•mite (stə lag′mīt, stal′əg mīt′),USA pronunciation n. Geologya deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. See illus. under stalactite. Greek stálagm(a) a drop (stalag-, stem of stalássein to drip + -ma noun, nominal suffix of result) + Neo-Latin -ites -ite¹ Neo-Latin stalagmites 1675–85; stal•ag•mit•ic (stal′əg mit′ik),USA pronunciation stal′ag•mit′i•cal, adj. stal′ag•mit′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stalagmite /ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt/ n a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water Compare stalactite Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite stalagmitic /ˌstæləɡˈmɪtɪk/, ˌstalagˈmitical adj
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