STALAGMITE


Meaning of STALAGMITE in English

— stalagmitic /stal'euhg mit"ik/ , stalagmitical , adj. — stalagmitically , adv.

/steuh lag"muyt, stal"euhg muyt'/ , n.

a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. See illus. under stalactite .

[ 1675-85; stalagmites stálagm ( a ) a drop ( stalag-, s. of stalássein to drip + -ma n. suffix of result) + NL -ites -ITE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .