stalagmite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstæl.əɡˌmaɪt/ (UK)
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- /stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σταλάσσω (stalássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μα (-ma) Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. New Latin -ītēs Ancient Greek σταλάσσω (stalássō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek σταλαγμός (stalagmós) ▲ New Latin -ītēs New Latin stalagmītēsbor. English stalagmite From New Latin stalagmītēs, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”) or σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “dripping”).
Meanings
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A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
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.
1876, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XXXIII, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company, →OCLC: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.
1981, Kalu Uka, A Consummation of Fire: A Novel, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stalagmites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
stalagmitical · stalagmitically · substalagmite · stalagmitic
Relateds
Translations (37)
cmn 石筍 /石笋 (mineral deposit) · mi keotū (mineral deposit) · sk stalagmit (mineral deposit) · uk сталагмі́т (mineral deposit) · es estalagmita (mineral deposit) · sl stalagmit (mineral deposit) · tr dikit (mineral deposit) · ka სტალაგმიტი (mineral deposit) · th หินงอก (mineral deposit) · fi stalagmiitti (mineral deposit) · ko 석순 (mineral deposit) · nl druipsteen (mineral deposit) · de Stalagmit (mineral deposit) · eo stalagmito (mineral deposit) · ca estalagmita (mineral deposit) · sv stalagmit (mineral deposit) · be сталагмі́т (mineral deposit) · be сталягмі́т (mineral deposit) · el σταλαγμίτης (mineral deposit) · vi măng đá (mineral deposit) · cs stalagmit (mineral deposit) · hu sztalagmit (mineral deposit) · hy պտկաքար (mineral deposit) · kk тасқада (mineral deposit) · ja 石筍 (mineral deposit) · pl stalagmit (mineral deposit) · ru сталагми́т (mineral deposit) · fi tippukivipylväs (mineral deposit) · pt estalagmite (mineral deposit) · is dropasteinskerti (mineral deposit) · fr stalagmite (mineral deposit) · nl druipsteenkegel (mineral deposit) · fa استالاگمیت (mineral deposit) · fa کلفخشنگ (mineral deposit) · ga aolchoinneal (mineral deposit) · tl estalagmita (mineral deposit) · he זקיף (mineral deposit)