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PRONUNCIATION OF DRIPSTONE

dripstone  [ˈdrɪpˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRIPSTONE

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verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Dripstone is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRIPSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dripstone in the English dictionary

The definition of dripstone in the dictionary is the form of calcium carbonate existing in stalactites or stalagmites. Other definition of dripstone is Also called: label, hood mould a drip made of stone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRIPSTONE


Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
capstone
ˈkæpˌstəʊn
copestone
ˈkəʊpˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
dropstone
ˈdrɒpˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
grapestone
ˈɡreɪpˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
lapstone
ˈlæpˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
pipestone
ˈpaɪpˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
soapstone
ˈsəʊpˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
topstone
ˈtɒpˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRIPSTONE

drip
drip bag
drip mat
drip pan
drip tray
drip-dried
drip-dries
drip-dry
drip-feed
dripless
dripped
dripper
drippier
drippiest
drippily
dripping
dripping pan
drippings
drippy
drisheen

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRIPSTONE

birthstone
bluestone
brownstone
cobblestone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
gravestone
greystone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
lodestone
Maidstone
moonstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
stepping stone
stone
tone

Synonyms and antonyms of dripstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dripstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRIPSTONE

Find out the translation of dripstone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dripstone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dripstone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

滴水石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dripstone
570 millions of speakers

English

dripstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dripstone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dripstone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слезник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dripstone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dripstone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

larmier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dripstone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tropfstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

点滴石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빗물 받이 돌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dripstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dripstone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dripstone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्प्रस्टोन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

damlataş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gocciolatoio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naciek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слезник
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stalactite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dripstone
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gietsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

droppstens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dripstone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dripstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIPSTONE»

The term «dripstone» is normally little used and occupies the 129.094 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRIPSTONE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dripstone

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRIPSTONE»

Discover the use of dripstone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dripstone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forbidden Archeology's Impact
the dripstone to contamination by old carbon (even though no contaminants were visible), they should also be able to attribute the younger ages of other samples to contamination by recent carbon. Below the dripstone, which could be 24,000 ...
Michael A. Cremo, 1998
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Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and ...
This indicates that some ancient reef cements (especially those Box 7.6. Common carbonate cements associations formed in different diagenetic environments. For the definitions see Fig. 7.8 and Fig. 7.12. Meteoric vadose: Types: Dripstone, ...
Erik Flügel, 2010
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Aspects of the History of Slovene Karst (1545–2008)
What are known of it are immeasurable heights, unimaginable depths and dark vaults, narrow paths, gorges, chambers and wide halls supported by thick dripstone columns. Fragments and large pieces of rock [once] crashed down from the ...
Trevor R. Shaw, 2010
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
The sides of the stalagmites facing the windows have been dissolved, exposing the internal accretionary structure of the dripstone. It seems clear that the solution was brought about by rain driven at low angles through the windows.
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
White to frosted colloform chalcedony "dripstone" stalactites, deposited later than red chalcedony, coat most of a 60°-dip fracture at 66.1 m. The upper right-hand corner of the fracture has similar-appearing "dripstone" stalactite deposits that are  ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1984
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Fundamentals of Geomorphology
The carbonates are deposited mainlybycarbon dioxide loss (degassing)orby evaporation. Formations of carbonate may be arranged into threegroups: dripstone and flowstoneforms, eccentric or erratic forms, and sub-aqueous forms (White ...
Richard Huggett, 2013
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Perspectives on an Evolving Creation
Caves, particularly those that develop within chemically eroded carbonate rocks ( limestones and dolostones), show many features of temporal significance. The formation of "dripstone" stalagmites and stalactites occurs as water slowly seeps  ...
Keith B. Miller, 2003
8
Cool-water Carbonates: Depositional Systems and ...
7a-c); together they present a geotropic dripstone form; calcite cement forms in places within this material and some of the coralline branches are eroded (Fig. 7a). This fabric grew on cave walls into free space, sometimes from beneath ...
H. M. Pedley, Gabriele Carannante, 2006
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The principles of Gothic architecture elucidated by question ...
generally a dripstone oyer them, supported by heads ; sometimes the doors are trefoil or cinque- foil headed ; the shafts attached to them are generally round, and have a variety of capitals, some plain, but many with leaves curling round the  ...
Matthew Holbeche Bloxam, 1829
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Transactions: A Selection from the Papers Read at the ...
The doorways are two ; one to the west, in a wall which has evidently undergone some changes, with a pointed arch ; the other to the south, with a semicircular arch and dripstone. The building was roofed about 80 years ago, when the ...
Ecclesiological Society, 1841

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRIPSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dripstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Marveling at the Grandness of the Land on the Continent We Came …
In the foothills of the Swartberg Mountains, the Cango Cave system is an approximately three-mile network of underground calcite dripstone ... «Chelsea Now, Jul 15»
2
Family fun, adventure in Historic Corydon
The second tour is the Dripstone Trail. This tour is known for its many delicate soda straws, slender totem pole stalagmites and the unique Penny Ceiling. «WRTV Indianapolis, Jun 15»
3
Historic Corydon caves
The second tour is the Dripstone Trail. This tour is known for its many delicate soda straws, slender totem pole stalagmites and the unique Penny Ceiling. «WRTV Indianapolis, Jun 15»
4
LARK GOULD: Belize: Sanctuary from the insanity
... local wonder in one rounded place: giant stalactites, dripstone sheets, nurse sharks, groupers, midnight parrotfish, and Caribbean reef shark, ... «Washington Times, May 15»
5
I Heart My City: Jennifer's Darwin
When I'm feeling cash-strapped, I pick up a roti wrap or a papaya salad from Rapid Creek markets and take a short drive out to Dripstone Cliffs ... «National Geographic Traveler Magazine, Apr 15»
6
The Cooee March: Hitchen family proud of warrior tradition
The Cooees arrived in Dripstone on Monday 18th October 1915. This was day 8 of the march and the numbers had already swelled to 97 from ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
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The Cooee March: Shearing sheds full of willing recruits
Today, Dripstone is every bit as quiet as it was when the Cooees passed through. At one of the local shearing sheds I am invited to try my hand ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 15»
8
Blanchard Springs Caverns tour re-routed
Cave officials have developed a temporary route that is about the same length as the Dripstone Trail and will retain the educational and ... «Arkansas Times, Apr 15»
9
“My body was allergic to standing upright”
It took a bit of encouragement from him, but soon I was riding to Dripstone Cliffs, one of my favourite spots in Darwin. I thought about the past year and couldn't ... «Body and Soul, Mar 15»
10
COMMUNITY EVENTS IN THE THREE RIVERS AREA
Tours through the Dripstone Trail will be offered at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Other tours will be added as needed. Wild Cave Tours will be ... «Arkansas Online, Feb 15»

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