cone-shaped formation of carbonate of lime on the floor of a cave, 1680s, from Modern Latin stalagmites (1650s, Olaus Wormius), from Greek stalagmos "a dropping," or stalagma "a drop, drip, that which drops," from stalassein "to trickle" (see stalactite). Related: Stalagmitic; stalagmitical.
双语例句
1. A stalagmite is below a stalactite and they both grow, eventually to meet.
石笋在钟乳石下面,它们二者都在增长, 最终会合.
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2. This article reports on the study of an active stalagmite 18.
此研究表明洞穴石笋具有记录人类活动的能力.
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3. There a highest stalagmite in the world - -- Dinghu Peak.
在那有世界第一高的石笋 --- 鼎湖峰.
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4. A stalagmite . The cave is full of them.
石笋,这个洞穴里随处可见.
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5. Not every stalactite has a complementary stalagmite.