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Webster 1913 Edition
Stalactite
Sta-lac′tite
(-tīt)
, Noun.
pl.
Stalactites
(-tīts)
. [Gr.
σταλακτόσ
oozing out in drops, dropping, fr. σταλάζειν
to drop: cf. F. stalactite
.] (Geol.)
(a)
A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.
(b)
In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin;
as, a
. stalactite
of lavaWebster 1828 Edition
Stalactite
STALACTITE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
stalactite
stalactite
English
Group of stalactites in Brazil.
Noun
stalactite (plural stalactites)
- (geology) A mineral deposit of calcium carbonate, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Translations
mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave
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