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stalagmite

English

Etymology

From New Latin stalagmites, from Ancient Greek ???????? (stálagma, drop) or ????????? (stalagmós, dripping).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /st??læ?ma?t/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /?stæl??ma?t/

Noun

stalagmite (plural stalagmites)

  1. (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
    Coordinate term: stalactite

Derived terms

  • stalagmitic
  • stalagmitical
  • stalagmitically

Translations

See also

  • speleothem
  • calthemite

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stalagmites, from Ancient Greek ????????? (stalagmós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sta.la?.mit/

Noun

stalagmite f (plural stalagmites)

  1. (geology) stalagmite
    Antonym: stalactite

References

  • “stalagmite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

stalagmite f (plural stalagmiti)

  1. (geology) stalagmite

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