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stalactite (iou) and crude birth rate (medicine)


stalactite (iou)



stalactite noun. L17.
[Anglicized from STALACTITES.]
1. a. A conical or tapering formation of dripstone that hangs from the roof of a cave, formed of calcite etc. deposited by water droplets that have percolated through the overlying limestone etc. L17.
b. A similar formation of Other material, as of volcanic lava. E19.
2. Calcite deposited on the roofs or walls of caves etc. L18.
3. Architecture. Esp. in Islamic architecture, an ornamental downward projection from a roof or arch. M19.
stalactiform adjective having the form of a stalactite M19.
stalac'tital adjective = stalactitic L18.
stalactited adjective (now chiefly Architecture) having stalactites L19.
stalactitic adjective (a) having the form or structure of a stalactite, resembling or pertaining to stalactites; (b) covered with, containing, or consisting of stalactites: L18.
stalac'titical adjective (now rare) = stalactitic L18.

crude birth rate (medicine)


crude birth rate
<epidemiology> The number of live births in a year divided by the population size.