On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Stalagmite. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as cylinder and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Stalagmite meaning
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
Synonyms of Stalagmite
Using Stalagmite
- The main meaning on this page is: A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
- Useful related words include: cylinder.
Context around Stalagmite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Stalagmite
- In this selection, "stalagmite" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ice, drip, structure, formed and indicated stand out and add context to how "stalagmite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a drip stalagmite that forms and an ice stalagmite structure that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "stalagmite" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with stalagmite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Himalayan cave shrine houses an ice stalagmite structure that symbolically mythical powers of Lord Shiva, according to the devotees. (20 words)
Ice can also form icicles, similar to stalactites in appearance, or stalagmite -like forms as water drips and re-freezes. (20 words)
The researchers analyzed the isotopic composition of oxygen in a stalagmite formed from calcareous water in a cave in southern Germany. (21 words)
Proxy data recorded in the stalagmite indicated that it took more than 550 calendar years for Younger Dryas drought conditions to reach their full extent in the region, and about 450 calendar years to return to pre-Younger Dryas levels after it ended. (43 words)
These are common in Hawaiian lava tubes and are often associated with a drip stalagmite that forms below as material is carried through the tubular stalactite and piles up on the floor beneath. (33 words)
Swim in a freshwater cenote, a sinkhole filled with crystal clear water; or go cave tubing through natural tunnels crusted with stalagmite and stalactites. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
The Himalayan cave shrine houses an ice stalagmite structure that symbolically mythical powers of Lord Shiva, according to the devotees.
The researchers analyzed the isotopic composition of oxygen in a stalagmite formed from calcareous water in a cave in southern Germany.
Swim in a freshwater cenote, a sinkhole filled with crystal clear water; or go cave tubing through natural tunnels crusted with stalagmite and stalactites.
Ice can also form icicles, similar to stalactites in appearance, or stalagmite -like forms as water drips and re-freezes.
Proxy data recorded in the stalagmite indicated that it took more than 550 calendar years for Younger Dryas drought conditions to reach their full extent in the region, and about 450 calendar years to return to pre-Younger Dryas levels after it ended.
These are common in Hawaiian lava tubes and are often associated with a drip stalagmite that forms below as material is carried through the tubular stalactite and piles up on the floor beneath.