Meaning of Stalactite | Babel Free
ˈstælæktaɪtDefinitions
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that hangs from the roof of a cave.
Equivalents
العربية
الحليمات العليا
Čeština
stalaktit
Ελληνικά
σταλακτίτης
Esperanto
stalaktito
Español
estalactita
Français
stalactite
Gaeilge
aolchuisne
Magyar
sztalaktit
Հայերեն
շթաքար
Bahasa Indonesia
stalaktit
Italiano
stalattite
日本語
鍾乳石
ქართული
სტალაქტიტი
한국어
종유석
Português
estalactite
Русский
сталактит
Slovenčina
stalaktit
Svenska
stalaktit
ไทย
หินย้อย
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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