stalactite
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar…A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
» Drops fell rhythmically from the stalactites.
In regelmäßigem Rhythmus fielen Tropfen von den Stalagtiten herab. — Zaghawa
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1 sensesA secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Stalaktit
сталакти́тstalaktít
сталакти́тstalaktýt
a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
Examples
4 sentencesDrops fell rhythmically from the stalactites.
deIn regelmäßigem Rhythmus fielen Tropfen von den Stalagtiten herab. — Zaghawa
Drops were falling rhythmically from the stalactites.
deIn regelmäßigem Rhythmus fielen Tropfen von den Stalagtiten herab. — Zaghawa
What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?
ruВ чём разница между сталактитом и сталагмитом? — odexed
deWas ist der Unterschied zwischen Stalaktiten und Stalagmiten? — Adelpa
In the caves one can find stalactites and stalagmites, minerals, and plant and animal life.
Translations
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Origin
From New Latin stalactītēs, from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós, “dripping; dropping”)From New Latin stalactītēs, from Ancient Greek σταλακτός (stalaktós, “dripping; dropping”) + Latin -ītēs (suffix with the sense ‘belonging to’ forming adjectives) (modelled after the names of stones ending in -ites). Σταλακτός (Stalaktós) is derived from σταλάσσειν (stalássein, “to drip; to let (something) drip”) + -τός (-tós, suffix forming adjectives denoting possibility from verbs).
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Forms
plural: stalactites| Singular | stalactite |
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