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stalactites
- Rock structures formed on the ceilings of caves as water drips down, leaving behind minerals before it falls. ( Compare stalagmites .)
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Notes
Stalactites grow very slowly.
One easy way to distinguish stalactites from stalagmites is to recall that stalactites “hold tight ” to the ceiling of a cave. Stalagmites “ might reach the ceiling” of the cave and form a column.
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Example Sentences
The metal structure is being eaten away by microbes, creating stalactites of rust called rusticles.
From BBC
Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling, which opens to a dense jungle.
From Seattle Times
Large stalactites hang from the rock ceiling above me, but I’m running along a brick road.
From Literature
The drips from the stalactites and the hot waterfall from the source inside gives you a natural shower and sauna experience like nowhere else.
From Seattle Times
Above us is a yawning ceiling, covered in intricate stalactites.
From BBC
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