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sta·lag·mite
(stə-lăg′mīt′, stăl′əg-)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.
[New Latin stalagmītēs, a drop, from Greek stalagma, a drop, or stalagmos, dropping, both from stalassein, stalak-, to drip.]
stal′ag·mit′ic (stăl′əg-mĭt′ĭk, stə-lăg′-) adj.
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stalagmite
(ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt)n
(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
[C17: from New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagmos dripping; related to Greek stalassein to drip; compare stalactite]
stalagmitic, ˌstalagˈmitical adj
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sta•lag•mite
(stəˈlæg maɪt, ˈstæl əgˌmaɪt)n.
a deposit, usu. of calcium carbonate, resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
[1675–85; < New Latin stalagmites < Greek stálagm(a) a drop (stalag-, s. of stalássein to drip + -ma n. suffix of result) + New Latin -ites -ite1]
stal`ag•mit′ic (-ˈmɪt ɪk) adj.
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sta·lag·mite
(stə-lăg′mīt′) A cylindrical or conical mineral deposit, similar to a stalactite, but built up from the floor of a cave or cavern.
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stalagmite
A calcium carbonate column on a cave floor formed in the same way as a stalactite.
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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Translations
stalagmit
stalagmit
StalagmitTropfstein
álló cseppkõ
dropasteinskerti
stalagmitas
stalagmīts
stalagmit
dikit
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stalagmite
n → Stalagmit m
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stalagmite
(ˈstӕləgmait) , ((American) stəˈlӕgmait) noun a spike of limestone rising from the floor of a cave, formed by water dripping from the roof.
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