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Definition of Stalactites
1. n. A stalactite.
Definition of Stalactites
1. Noun. (plural of stalactite) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stalactites
1. stalactite [n] - See also: stalactite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stalactites
Literary usage of Stalactites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1851)
"Verbal Notice of Siliceous stalactites on Arthur's Seat. By Dr Fleming. Dr Fleming
began by stating, that a paper of his, " On the Neptunian formation of ..."
2. Hawaii and Its Volcanoes by Charles Henry Hitchcock (1911)
"There are stalactites, stalagmites and various mouldings. ... stalactites of
peculiar shape abound: some are as slender as pipe stems, of uniform width, ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"Rate of Formation of Copper-sulfate stalactites BY GRAHAM JOHN MITCHELL, WARREN,
ARIZ. (New York Meeting, February, 1921) IN May, 1919, a crosscut on the ..."
4. The Geology of England and Wales: A Concise Account of the Lithological by Horace Bolingbroke Woodward (1876)
"stalactites and Stalagmites.—The deposits of Carbonate 6f lime found in the ...
Those adhering to the roof or lining the walls are called stalactites, ..."
5. Orr's Circle of the Sciences: A Series of Treatires on the Principles of by Richard Owen, Wm S Orr, John Radford Young, Alexander Jardine, Robert Gordon Latham, Edward Smith, William Sweetland Dallas (1855)
"But everywhere the most wonderful varieties of stalactites and crystals met our
admiring ... Two stalactites, descending close to each other, arc tailed, ..."
6. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall by Royal Geological Society of Cornwall (1818)
"stalactites. At the forty fathom level, in the mine called " Little Bounds," at
Cape Cornwall, a drift has been carried a considerable distance under the ..."
7. Essay on the Theory of the Earth by Georges Cuvier, Robert Jameson, Samuel Latham Mitchill (1818)
"Of stalactites. Certain waters, after dissolving calcarious sub- stances by means
of the superabundant carbonic acid with which they are impregnated, ..."
8. Essay on the Theory of the Earth by Georges Cuvier, Robert Jameson (1827)
"stalactites. Certain waters, after dissolving calcareous substances by means of
the superabundant carbonic acid with which they are impregnated, ..."
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