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DRIPSTONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dripstone mean?
• DRIPSTONE (noun)
The noun DRIPSTONE has 2 senses:
1. the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
2. a protective drip that is made of stone
Familiarity information: DRIPSTONE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("dripstone" is a kind of...):
calcium carbonate (a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone)
Holonyms ("dripstone" is a substance of...):
stalactite (a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave)
stalagmite (a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A protective drip that is made of stone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
dripstone; hoodmold; hoodmould
Hypernyms ("dripstone" is a kind of...):
drip; drip mold; drip mould ((architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway))
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