stalactitic
stalactitic adjective: consisting of or resembling stalactites.
Adjective
stalactitic (comparative more stalactitic, superlative most stalactitic)
- Consisting of or resembling stalactites.
- Dr. MacCulloch describes calcareous concretions, found in banks of sand in Perthshire, which present a great variety of stalactitic forms, generally more or less complicated, and often exceedingly intricate and strange […].1822, Phillip Parker King, Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, volume 2
- In this manner, much as in the case of the growth of stalactitic matter between the blocks of stone in the roofs of a cavern, large fragments of rock, known as "horses," are often pushed out into the body of the vein.1910, Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, Outlines of the Earth's History
Forms of stalactitic
| comparative | more stalactitic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stalactitic |
Origin of stalactitic
From stalactite + -ic.
Questions about stalactitic
- What does stalactitic mean?
- Stalactitic means consisting of or resembling stalactites.
- What part of speech is stalactitic?
- Stalactitic is an adjective.
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