stalagmite
IPA: stˈæɫʌgmaɪt
noun
- (geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
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Examples of "stalagmite" in Sentences
- The Empress Column is a stalagmite in length.
- We can see stalactites and stalagmites in the cave.
- It is told to be the largest stalagmite in the world.
- It is later impaled on a stalagmite by Dervish in the cave.
- Stalagmite and Stalactite formations are found in the caves.
- It then droped a dollop of pewter on the corresponding stalagmite.
- Stalagmites are deposits that form at the bottom of the cave and grow upward.
- Inside the cave, there are dripstone stalactites, stalagmites, and travertines.
- For their study, Ersek and his colleagues examined a cave formation called a stalagmite.
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