stalactite

[ stuh-lak-tahyt, stal-uhk-tahyt ]

/ stəˈlæk taɪt, ˈstæl əkˌtaɪt /

noun

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.

Origin of stalactite

1670–80; <New Latin stalactites<Greek stalakt(ós) dripping (stalag-, stem of stalássein to drip + -tos verbid suffix) + New Latin -ites-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM stalactite

stal·ac·tit·ic

[stal-uhk-tit-ik], /ˌstæl əkˈtɪt ɪk/, stal·ac·tit·i·cal, adjectivestal·ac·tit·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stalactite

stalactite , stalagmite

Words nearby stalactite

stake truck, Stakhanov, Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites

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Example sentences from the Web for stalactite

This is evident from the stalactite formation which remains on it.
The Jenolan Caves|Samuel Cook
I repeated the incident of being surrounded, and the way in which Tom presented a stalactite to the principal man.
The Golden Magnet|George Manville Fenn
Then a man got up by the apsis and stood there half hidden by the stalactite rock.
The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg
I will also exchange minerals for stalagmites, and a trilobite for a stalactite.
Harper's Young People, May 24, 1881|Various

When a slight faintness attacked her, a stalactite afforded her support, and it passed as quickly as it came.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete|Georg Ebers

British Dictionary definitions for stalactite

stalactite

/ (ˈstæləkˌtaɪt) /

noun

a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping waterCompare stalagmite

Derived forms of stalactite

stalactiform (stəˈlæktɪˌfɔːm), adjectivestalactitic (ˌstæləkˈtɪtɪk) or stalactitical, adjective

Word Origin for stalactite

C17: from New Latin stalactites, from Greek stalaktos dripping, from stalassein to drip

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Scientific definitions for stalactite

stalactite

[ stə-lăk′tīt′ ]

A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit projecting downward from the roof of a cave or cavern, formed by the dripping of 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. Compare stalagmite.

单词	stalactite
释义	stalactite [ stuh-lak-tahyt, stal-uhk-tahyt ] / stəˈlæk taɪt, ˈstæl əkˌtaɪt / noun 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. Origin of stalactite 1670–80; <New Latin stalactites<Greek stalakt(ós) dripping (stalag-, stem of stalássein to drip + -tos verbid suffix) + New Latin -ites-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM stalactite stal·ac·tit·ic [stal-uhk-tit-ik], /ˌstæl əkˈtɪt ɪk/, stal·ac·tit·i·cal, adjectivestal·ac·tit·i·cal·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stalactite stalactite , stalagmite Words nearby stalactite stake truck, Stakhanov, Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stalactite This is evident from the stalactite formation which remains on it. The Jenolan Caves\|Samuel Cook I repeated the incident of being surrounded, and the way in which Tom presented a stalactite to the principal man. The Golden Magnet\|George Manville Fenn Then a man got up by the apsis and stood there half hidden by the stalactite rock. The German Lieutenant and Other Stories\|August Strindberg I will also exchange minerals for stalagmites, and a trilobite for a stalactite. Harper's Young People, May 24, 1881\|Various When a slight faintness attacked her, a stalactite afforded her support, and it passed as quickly as it came. Barbara Blomberg, Complete\|Georg Ebers British Dictionary definitions for stalactite stalactite / (ˈstæləkˌtaɪt) / noun a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping waterCompare stalagmite Derived forms of stalactite stalactiform (stəˈlæktɪˌfɔːm), adjectivestalactitic (ˌstæləkˈtɪtɪk) or stalactitical, adjective Word Origin for stalactite C17: from New Latin stalactites, from Greek stalaktos dripping, from stalassein to drip Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for stalactite stalactite [ stə-lăk′tīt′ ] A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit projecting downward from the roof of a cave or cavern, formed by the dripping of 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. Compare stalagmite. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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