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/steuh lak"teuh fawrm'/, adj.resembling or shaped like a stalactite.[1830-40; STALACT(ITE) + -I- + -FORM]
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stalactiform
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Stalactiform — Sta*lac ti*form ( t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. Like a stalactite; resembling a stalactite. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalactiform — [stə lak′tə fôrm΄] adj. having the form of a stalactite … English World dictionary
stalactiform — shaped like a stalactite or icicle Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
stalactiform — sta·lac·ti·form … English syllables
stalactiform — stəˈlaktəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: stalactite + iform : resembling a stalactite … Useful english dictionary
Stalactitiform — Stal ac*tit i*form (st[a^]l [a^]k*t[i^]t [i^]*f[^o]rm), a. Having the form of a stalactite; stalactiform. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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stalactitic — See stalactiform. * * * … Universalium
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
stalactite — n. a deposit of calcium carbonate having the shape of a large icicle, formed by the trickling of water from the roof of a cave, cliff overhang, etc. Derivatives: stalactic adj. stalactiform adj. stalactitic adj. Etymology: mod.L stalactites f. Gk … Useful english dictionary
