"speleothem" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspiː.li.əˌθɛm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-speleothem.wav Forms: speleothems [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”) + θέμα (théma, “what is laid down”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|σπήλαιον||cave}} Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} speleothem (plural speleothems)
  1. (geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water. Categories (topical): Geology Synonyms: cave formation Hyponyms: cave pearl, flowstone, rimstone, stalactite, stalagmite Translations (secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water): 洞穴沉積物 /洞穴沉积物 (dòngxué chénjīwù) (Chinese Mandarin), tippukivi (Finnish), spéléothème [masculine] (French), Speläothem (German), speleotema (Italian), 二次生成物 (nijiseiseibutsu) (Japanese), 스펠레오뎀 (seupelle'odem) (Korean), espeleotema [masculine] (Portuguese), espeleotema [masculine] (Spanish)

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