Definition
A stone formation created by dripping water, such as a stalactite or stalagmite in caves; also called drip stone or travertine.
Etymology
From 'drip' (imitative origin) + 'stone' (from Old English 'stan'), literally stone formed by the dripping of mineral-rich water over geological time.
Kelly Says
Dripstone formations like stalactites take thousands of years to grow just a few inches—each drop of water deposits a microscopic layer of minerals, a geological process visible to human patience.
Translations
ARالعربية
جبل الحجر
jib-al al-ha-jar
BNবাংলা
পানির পাতা
pa-ni-r pa-ta
CACatalà
estalactites
es-ta-lak-tites
DADansk
dråbesteent
dray-bes-teent
DEDeutsch
Tropfsteine
trohf-sh-tayn
ELΕλληνικά
σταλακτίτες
sta-lak-tites
ESEspañol
estalactitas
es-ta-la-ktit-as
FISuomi
tiputuskivi
tee-pu-tus-ki-vi
FRFrançais
stalactites
sta-lak-tite
HEעברית
מערות דיפ
me-a-rot dip
HUMagyar
cseppkő
chepp-koh
IDBahasa Indonesia
batu tetes
ba-tu te-tes
ITItaliano
stalattiti
sta-lat-titi
JA日本語
鍾乳石
shoonya-nyu-seki
MSBahasa Melayu
batu titisan
ba-tu ti-ti-san
NLNederlands
druipsteen
drop-steen
NONorsk
dryppesten
drup-pe-sten
PLPolski
stalaktyt
sta-lak-tit
PTPortuguês
estalactites
es-ta-lak-tites
RORomână
stalactite
sta-lak-tite
RUРусский
сталактиты
stalak-tit-y
SVSvenska
droppssten
drop-s-sten
SWKiswahili
mawe ya mvua
ma-we ya mv-ua
THไทย
หินน้ำค้าง
hin-nam-khang
TLTL
bato ng patak
ba-to ng pa-tak
TRTürkçe
salyangoz taşları
sa-lyan-goz ta-sh-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
сталактити
sta-lak-ti-tyi
VITiếng Việt
nhũ hoa đá
nhoo-hoa-da
ZUZU
amadoda
ah-mah-doh-dah