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How to pronounce stalactite in English?

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Type of cylinder

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Slice through a double stalactite, from Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The entrance to the tomb is decorated with stalactite carvings in limestone.
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The minaret is divided into several stories by stone molding and stalactite galleries.
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First he had to learn about the underlying dynamics of stalactite growth.
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It took the form of a woven red, orange, yellow and brown stalactite.
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Greg and Steve are taking photographs of a spectacular stalactite.
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As the water dries, the mineral hardens into a stalactite, an eerie cone hanging from the ceiling.
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Every stalactite begins with a single mineral-laden drop of water.
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I don't know the difference between a stalactite or a stalagmite, but I can admire them all the same.
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More examples
  • A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
  • A stalactite (UK /u02C8stu00E6lu0259ktau026At/, US /stu0259u02C8lu00E6ktau026At/; from the Greek stalasso, (u03C3u03C4u03B1u03BBu03ACu03C3u03C3u03C9), "to drip", and meaning "that which drips") is a type of formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or manmade structures such as bridges and mines. Any material which is soluble, can be deposited as a colloid, or is in suspension, or is capable of being melted, may form a stalactite...
  • (Stalactites (solitaire)) Stalactites is a solitaire card game which uses a deck of 52 playing cards. The game is similar to Freecell, but it is different because of the way building onto the foundations and the tableau.
  • (stalactitic) containing stalactites
  • (stalactites (n)) Formations in caves that come out of the ceiling of the cave
  • A roughly conical or icicle-shaped speleothem that hangs down from the roof of a cave; sometimes termed pendant.
  • A chemically precipitated elongate mineral body that has grown from, and hangs from, the roof of a cave. Stalactites are typically narrower and more pointed than stalagmites, which grow from the floor of a cave. Cf. stalagmite.
  • A cave formation, usually of calcite, hanging from the roof.
  • An icicle-shaped deposit hanging from the ceiling of a cave; formed by the precipitation of limestone dissolved in water.