Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing stalactites; having the form of stalactites: as, in mineralogy, the stalactitic structure of limonite, chalcedony, and other species.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Geol.) Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or characters of a stalactite; stalactic.
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- adjective containing
stalactites
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Examples
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Lime is only known as a stalactitic deposit from various streams, at elevations from 1000 to 7000 feet; one such stream occurs above
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Ever and again crystals in the walls of the tunnel scintillated like gems, ever and again the tunnel expanded into a stalactitic cavern, or gave off branches that vanished into darkness.
First Men in the Moon Herbert George 2006
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Ascension, and on the Abrolhos Islets, I found certain stalactitic branching bodies, formed apparently in the same manner as the thin white coating on these rocks.
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Ascension, and on the Abrolhos Islets, I found certain stalactitic branching bodies, formed apparently in the same manner as the thin white coating on these rocks.
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Paul Morand, nastily but accurately, wrote about a grande dame of his day, 'buried in pink pillows and lace, sick with a stalactitic cold,' and complained that 'even her colds are rococo.'
The Last Ornament? Rykwert, Joseph 1983
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On the western side of the bay are extensive and beautiful stalactitic caves, in pre-Columbian days the abode of
Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Otto Schoenrich
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When one has performed these feats, they said, he finds himself in an immense hall, supported by stalactitic pillars, the marvels of which cannot be described.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 Various
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But when we got into our saddles in the early morning, we forgot all these little miseries, and started merrily on our expedition to the great stalactitic cave of
Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Edward Burnett Tylor
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Folds or blades of stalactitic matter hang like drapery around the sides, reaching half way to the floor; and opposite the door, a canopy of stone projects, elegantly ornamented, as if it were the resting-place of a fairy bride.
Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter Alexander Clark Bullitt
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Botryoidal and stalactitic masses are more common, or again the mineral may be compact and granular or loose and earthy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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