sta|lag|mite

sta|lag|mite
sta|lag|mite «stuh LAG myt, STAL uhg-», noun.
1. a formation of lime, shaped like a cone, built up on the floor of a cave. It is formed by water dripping from the roof of a cave. »

A fluffy stalagmite shaped like a knife blade shot skyward (Newsweek).

2. any formation shaped like this.
[< New Latin stalagmites < Greek stalagmós a dropping, or stálagma, -atos a drop, drip < stalássein to trickle]

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  • sta·lag·mite — /stəˈlægˌmaıt, Brit ˈstæləgˌmaıt/ noun, pl mites [count] : a pointed piece of rock that sticks up from the floor of a cave and that is formed by dripping water which contains minerals …   Useful english dictionary

  • stalagmite — sta|lag|mite [ stə læg,maıt ] noun count a long pointed piece of rock that rises up from the floor of a CAVE, formed by chemicals in water drops that have fallen from the roof over many years …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stalagmite — sta•lag•mite [[t]stəˈlæg maɪt, ˈstæl əgˌmaɪt[/t]] n. gel 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 • Etymology: 1675–85; < …   From formal English to slang

  • Stalagmite — Sta*lag mite (st[.a]*l[a^]g m[imac]t), n. [Gr. sta lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala zein to drop: cf. F. stalagmite.] (Geol.) A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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