stalagmite

[ stuh-lag-mahyt, stal-uhg-mahyt ]

/ stəˈlæg maɪt, ˈstæl əgˌmaɪt /

noun

a 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.

Origin of stalagmite

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

OTHER WORDS FROM stalagmite

stal·ag·mit·ic

[stal-uhg-mit-ik], /ˌstæl əgˈmɪt ɪk/, stal·ag·mit·i·cal, adjectivestal·ag·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stalagmite

stalactite, stalagmite

Words nearby stalagmite

stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer, St. Albans, St. Albert, stale

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Example sentences from the Web for stalagmite

Stalagmite , a deposit (on the floor of caves) resembling an inverted stalactite.
Unexplored!|Allen Chaffee
Stalagmite with a few bones and antlers of reindeer, the thickness varying from one to fifteen inches.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Four of its chambers have ice, in one of which a stalagmite of ice rises almost to the roof.
Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland|George Forrest Browne
At a signal from Long Shadow, one of the Tibetans reached behind a stalagmite and pulled a lever.
The Caves of Fear|John Blaine

The accumulation of sediment or of stalagmite over human remains in caverns is not necessarily indicative of very great antiquity.
The Chain of Life in Geological Time|Sir J. William Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for stalagmite

stalagmite

/ (ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt) /

noun

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

Derived forms of stalagmite

stalagmitic (ˌstæləɡˈmɪtɪk) or stalagmitical, adjective

Word Origin for stalagmite

C17: from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite

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Scientific definitions for stalagmite

stalagmite

[ stə-lăg′mīt′ ]

A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit, similar to a stalactite but built up from the floor of a cave or cavern. Stalagmites are typically broader than stalactites. The two formations are often, but not always, paired, and they sometimes join at a midpoint to form a pillar. Compare stalactite.

单词	stalagmite
释义	stalagmite [ stuh-lag-mahyt, stal-uhg-mahyt ] / stəˈlæg maɪt, ˈstæl əgˌmaɪt / noun a 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. Origin of stalagmite 1675–85; <New Latin stalagmites<Greek stálagm(a) a drop (stalag-, stem of stalássein to drip + -ma noun suffix of result) + New Latin -ites-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM stalagmite stal·ag·mit·ic [stal-uhg-mit-ik], /ˌstæl əgˈmɪt ɪk/, stal·ag·mit·i·cal, adjectivestal·ag·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH stalagmite stalactite, stalagmite Words nearby stalagmite stalactiform, stalactite, stalactites, stalactite work, stalag, stalagmite, stalagmites, stalagmometer, St. Albans, St. Albert, stale Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stalagmite Stalagmite , a deposit (on the floor of caves) resembling an inverted stalactite. Unexplored!\|Allen Chaffee Stalagmite with a few bones and antlers of reindeer, the thickness varying from one to fifteen inches. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various Four of its chambers have ice, in one of which a stalagmite of ice rises almost to the roof. Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland\|George Forrest Browne At a signal from Long Shadow, one of the Tibetans reached behind a stalagmite and pulled a lever. The Caves of Fear\|John Blaine The accumulation of sediment or of stalagmite over human remains in caverns is not necessarily indicative of very great antiquity. The Chain of Life in Geological Time\|Sir J. William Dawson British Dictionary definitions for stalagmite stalagmite / (ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt) / noun a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping waterCompare stalactite Derived forms of stalagmite stalagmitic (ˌstæləɡˈmɪtɪk) or stalagmitical, adjective Word Origin for stalagmite C17: from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite 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 stalagmite stalagmite [ stə-lăg′mīt′ ] A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit, similar to a stalactite but built up from the floor of a cave or cavern. Stalagmites are typically broader than stalactites. The two formations are often, but not always, paired, and they sometimes join at a midpoint to form a pillar. Compare stalactite. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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