Stalactite



noun — Plural: Stalactites
1.
(A deposit of calcium carbon ate hanging like an icicle from the roof of a cave formed by evaporation of dripping water full lime) អាចុតិសិលា
2.
(FRENCH) ស្ដាឡាក់ទីត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun — Plural: Stalactites
1.
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.
2.
In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.