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STALACTITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stalactite mean?
• STALACTITE (noun)
The noun STALACTITE has 1 sense:
1. a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
Familiarity information: STALACTITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("stalactite" is a kind of...):
cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)
Meronyms (substance of "stalactite"):
dripstone (the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites)
Holonyms ("stalactite" is a part of...):
cave (a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea)
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