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stalactite [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Speleology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stalactite
1, record 1, English, stalactite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tapering pendant of concretionary material descending from a cave ceiling, created by the re-precipitation of carbonate in calcite form from percolating groundwater in a karst environment. 2, record 1, English, - stalactite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Spéléologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stalactite
1, record 1, French, stalactite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concrétion formée de microcristaux de calcite ou d'autres minéraux précipités à partir de gouttes d'eau, et apparaissant comme des pics pointant vers le plancher des grottes. 2, record 1, French, - stalactite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Espeleología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- estalactita
1, record 1, Spanish, estalactita
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concreción calcárea que pende del techo de las cavernas, donde se filtran aguas con carbonato cálcico en disolución. 1, record 1, Spanish, - estalactita
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Elements
- Floors and Ceilings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stalactite
1, record 2, English, stalactite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pendant 2, record 2, English, pendant
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A downward-projecting ornament of a vaulted surface. 1, record 2, English, - stalactite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The lofty ceiling was originally of the same favorite material, with the usual frostwork and pensile ornaments or stalactites. 1, record 2, English, - stalactite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "muqarnas," a more specific term related to islamic architecture. 3, record 2, English, - stalactite
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pendent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments d'architecture
- Planchers et plafonds
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stalactite
1, record 2, French, stalactite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Motif d'ornement sculpté qui pend sous une coupole ou sous un plafond ouvragé. 2, record 2, French, - stalactite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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