Stalactite
Definitions
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Equivalents
24 more languages
العربيةالحليمات العليا
Češtinastalaktit
Ελληνικάσταλακτίτης
Esperantostalaktito
Gaeilgeaolchuisne
Galegoestalactita
Magyarsztalaktit
Հայերենշթաքար
Bahasa Indonesiastalaktit
Italianostalattite
日本語鍾乳石
ქართულისტალაქტიტი
한국어종유석
Portuguêsestalactite
Русскийсталактит
Slovenčinastalaktit
Svenskastalaktit
ไทยหินย้อย
Examples
“In one place⟳, near at hand, a stalagmite had been slowly growing up from the ground for ages, builded by the water-drip from a stalactite overhead.”
“There is the Hang⟳ Ken cave with its waterfalls spilling into large lagoons, shimmering goldlike mineral deposits and soaring columns created over thousands of years when stalactites hanging from the cave roof met stalagmite formations building from the cave floor.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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