| 单词 | stalactite |
| 释义 | stalactite —stalactitic /stal'euhk tit"ik/, stalactitical, adj. —stalactitically, adv. /steuh lak"tuyt, stal"euhk tuyt'/, n. a deposit, usually 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; < NL stalactites < Gk stalakt(ós) dripping (stalag-, s. of stalássein to drip + -tos verbid suffix) + NL -ites -ITE1] |
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