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Stalactite Meaning In Hindi

Stalactite Meaning in Hindi is आरोही निक्षेप. It is written as ārohī Nikṣep in Roman Hindi. The synonyms and antonyms of Stalactite are listed below.

Definitions of Stalactite

n. A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment. Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the overlying limestone rocks.

n. In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin.

Origin of Stalactite Late 17th century: from modern Latin stalactites, from Greek stalaktos ‘dripping’, based on stalassein ‘to drip’.