The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
stalactitical — stal·ac·tit·i·cal … English syllables
stalactitical — adjective see stalactitic … Useful english dictionary
Stalactitic — Stal ac*tit ic ( t[i^]t [i^]k), Stalactitical Stal ac*tit ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. stalactitique.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or characters of a stalactite; stalactic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalactite — stalactitic /stal euhk tit ik/, stalactitical, adj. stalactitically, adv. /steuh lak tuyt, stal euhk tuyt /, n. a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the… … Universalium
stalactite — /ˈstæləktaɪt / (say staluhktuyt) noun a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water. {New Latin stalactītēs, from stalact… …
