Stalagmite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stalagmite is a noun meaning (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
Meaning
(geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
Example Sentences
In one place, near at hand, a stalagmite had been slowly growing up from the ground for ages, builded by the water-drip from a stalactite overhead.
Molten roofing north, lead dripping down south, stand like those immobilized columns of arctic water west, stalagmites, monked and housed or stamped and dudleyed east, in school texts.
Word Forms
- stalagmites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stalactite, dripstone, drystone, mammillary, calthemite, flowstone.
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