| 单词 |
stalactical |
| 释义 |
stalactical, a. Now rare.|stəˈlæktɪkəl| [Formed as prec. + -al1.] Of the nature of a stalactite; resembling or pertaining to stalactites.
1714Derham Phys.-Theol. ii. i. (ed. 2) 64 A Cave, which..was lined with those Stalactical Stones. Ibid., This Sparry, Stalactical Substance. 1755T. Amory Mem. (1766) II. 212 The most elegant and beautiful stalactical figures the water has made. 1802Acerbi Trav. I. 41 Stalactical ornaments of the same kind [sc. icicles]..were also attached to his nose and mouth. 1805Saunders Min. Waters 132 Natural caverns..whose stalactical grottoes are great objects of curiosity to..visitors. 1869Phillips Vesuvius v. 149 Salts of different kinds hang in stalactical shapes from the caverns. |

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