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Meaning of Stalagmite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt

Definitions

A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

Equivalents

Català estalagmita
Čeština stalagmit
Ελληνικά σταλαγμίτης
Esperanto stalagmito
Español estalagmita
Français stalagmite
Gaeilge aolchoinneal
עברית זקיף
Magyar sztalagmit
Հայերեն պտկաքար
Bahasa Indonesia stalagmit
Italiano stalagmite
日本語 石筍
ქართული სტალაგმიტი
한국어 석순
Polski stalagmit
Português estalagmite
Русский сталагмит
Svenska stalagmit
ไทย หินงอก
Türkçe dikit
Tiếng Việt măng đá

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.”
“Molten roofing north, lead dripping down south, stand like those immobilized columns of arctic water west, stalagmites, monked and housed or stamped and dudleyed east, in school texts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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