stalagmite (redirected from Stalagmites)

sta·lag·mite  (st-lgmt, stlg-)

n.

A conical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water.

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[New Latin stalagmts, a drop, from Greek stalagma, a drop, or stalagmos, dropping, both from stalassein, stalak-, to drip.]

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stalag·mitic (stlg-mtk, st-lg-) adj.

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stalagmite [ˈstæləgˌmaɪt]

n

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water Compare stalactite

[from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite]

stalagmitic  [ˌstæləgˈmɪtɪk], stalagmitical adj

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stalagmite  (st-lgmt)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

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stalagmite - a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave cave - a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea cylinder - a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line dripstone - the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

Translations

stalagmite [ˈstæləgmaɪt] N → estalagmita f

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stalagmite [ˈstæləgmaɪt] n → stalagmite f

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stalagmite

n → Stalagmit m

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stalagmite [ˈstæləgˌmaɪt] n → stalagmite f

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stalagmite [ˈstæləgˌmaɪt] n → stalagmite f

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stalagmite

n stalagmite [ˈstӕləgmait, (American ) stəˈlӕgmait]

a spike of limestone rising from the floor of a cave, formed by water dripping from the roof. stalagmiet صاعِدَه:عَمود من تَرَسُّبات الكالسيوم صاعِد من أرْض المغارَه сталагмит stalagmit stalagmit der Stalagmit σταλαγμίτης stalagmiit استالاگميت tippukivipylväs stalagmite זָקִיף निलम्बी निक्षेप stalagmit, siga na podnožju spilje álló cseppkő stalagmit dropasteinskerti stalagmite 石じゅん 석순 stalagmitas stalagmīts stalagmit stalagmiet (stående) dryppstein stalagmit estalagmite stalagmită сталагмит stalagmit stalagmit stalagmit stalagmit หินงอก dikit 石筍 сталагміт چھت سے رسنے کی وجہ سے فرش پر جمنے والا قلمی مادہ măng đá 石笋