STALAGMITE


Meaning of STALAGMITE in English

stəˈlagˌmīt, -ˈlaig- sometimes ˈstaləg-; usu -īd.+V noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagma drop, stalagmos dropping, dripping + Latin -ites -ite; akin to Greek stalassein to let drop, drip — more at stale (urine)

1.

a. : a deposit of crystalline calcium carbonate more or less like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of water saturated with calcium bicarbonate and often uniting with a stalactite in a complete column

b. : limestone so formed

2. : a similar formation of some other material

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