Stalactite

['stæləktaɪt] or [stə'læktaɪt]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.

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解釋/意思:

(n.) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.

(n.) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.

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解釋/意思:

n. a deposit of carbonate of lime hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cavern formed by the dripping of water.—adjs. Stalac′tic -al Stalactit′ic -al having the form or properties of a stalactite; Stalac′tiform like a stalactite.

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