stalacticaladj.
/stəˈlaktɪkəl/ Now rare.
Of the nature of a stalactite; resembling or pertaining to stalactites.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > stiria > relating to stalactites
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1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. ii. i. 64 A Cave, which..was lined with those Stalactical-Stones.
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. ii. i. 64 This Sparry, Stalactical Substance.
1755 T. Amory Mem. Ladies 455 The most elegant and beautiful stalactical figures the water has made.
1802 G. Acerbi Trav. I. 41 Stalactical ornaments of the same kind [sc. icicles]..were also attached to his nose and mouth.
1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 132 Natural caverns..whose stalactical grottoes are great objects of curiosity to..visitors.
1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius v. 149 Salts of different kinds hang in stalactical shapes from the caverns.
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