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stalactite

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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stal·ac·tite /ˈstæləktaɪt $ stəˈlæktaɪt/ noun [countable]  HEGa sharp pointed object hanging down from the roof of a cave, which is formed gradually by water that contains minerals as it drops slowly from the roof 钟乳石 stalagmite
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stalactiteRuth clung to him as her wide eyes drank in the nightmare splendour of the illuminated stalagmites and stalactites.In another, stalactites reached down to the floor and they walked through a forest of pillars.A few that remain protrude from the side and top, synthetic stalactites in a cavern of the sea.If the straw becomes blocked, the water flows down the outside, building up the calcite and forming tapering stalactites.Travellers who come to view the stalactites without guides often become disoriented.Jewel-tipped stalactites hung from the cavern roof, aglow like many little lamps.And sometimes columns are formed when stalactites and stalagmites meet and join together.
Origin stalactite (1600-1700) Modern Latin stalactites, from Greek stalaktos falling in drops
stal·ac·tite nounChineseSyllable
from down pointed hanging a Corpus sharp object


stalactite
stalactite /ˈstæləktaɪt $ stəˈlæktaɪt/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Modern Latin
 Origin: stalactites, from Greek stalaktos 'falling in drops'
a sharp pointed object hanging down from the roof of a cave, which is formed gradually by water that contains minerals as it drops slowly from the roof ⇨ stalagmite


stal·ac·titeBrE /ˈstæləktaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /stəˈlæktaɪt/ 🔊 nouna long pointed piece of rock hanging down from the roof of a cave, formed over a long period of time as water containing lime (= a hollow place underground), formed over a long period of time as water containing lime runs off the roof 钟乳石(向下悬垂)