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Meaning of "speleothem" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPELEOTHEM

speleothem  [ˌspiːlɪəˈθɛm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPELEOTHEM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Speleothem 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 SPELEOTHEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

speleothem

Speleothem

A speleothem, commonly known as a cave formation, is a secondary mineral deposit formed in a cave. Speleothems are typically formed in limestone or dolostone solutional caves.

Definition of speleothem in the English dictionary

The definition of speleothem in the dictionary is a natural structure within a cave.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPELEOTHEM


apophthegm
ˈæpəˌθɛm
apothegm
ˈæpəˌθɛm
apothem
ˈæpəˌθɛm
erathem
ˈɪərəˌθɛm
spelaeothem
ˌspiːlɪəˈθɛm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPELEOTHEM

spelaeologist
spelaeology
spelaeothem
speld
speldin
speldrin
spelean
speleological
speleologist
speleology
speleotherapy
spelk
spell
spell a paddock
spell out
spellable
spellbind
spellbinder
spellbinding
spellbindingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPELEOTHEM

ahem
Aleichem
anthem
Arnhem
Bethlehem
epithem
exanthem
HaShem
Hazchem
head them
hem
mayhem
national anthem
Ockeghem
rehem
sachem
Shechem
Shem
Star of Bethlehem
them

Synonyms and antonyms of speleothem in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «speleothem» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPELEOTHEM

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

Translator English - Chinese

钟乳石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espeleotemas
570 millions of speakers

English

speleothem
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

speleothem
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

speleothem
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

speleothem
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

speleothem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

speleothem
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spéléothème
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Speleothem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tropfstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

洞窟生成物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

speleothem
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Speleothem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

speleothem
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

speleothem
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठिपके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

speleothem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

speleothem
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

speleothem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

speleothem
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

speleothem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

speleothem
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

speleothem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

speleothem
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speleothem
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of speleothem

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPELEOTHEM»

The term «speleothem» is normally little used and occupies the 142.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPELEOTHEM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPELEOTHEM»

Discover the use of speleothem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to speleothem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Speleothem Science: From Process to Past Environments
The book will also be valuable to Quaternary scientists who, up to now, have lacked a thorough overview of these important archives. Additional resources for this book can be found at: www.wiley.com/go/fairchild/speleothem.
Ian J. Fairchild, Andy Baker, 2012
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High-resolution Speleothem Record of Late Quaternary Climate ...
Stable isotope analyses from samples ranging in age from ∼62 ka to ∼44 ka revealed variation of mid-continental climate during Marine Isotope Stage 4.
Sushmita Dasgupta, 2008
3
The Analysis of a Speleothem from Southwestern Missouri as a ...
A speleothem stable isotope record from Hensen Cave, MO was used as a method comparison test.
Erik David Pollock, 2006
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Studies of Cave Sediments: Physical and Chemical Records of ...
FOR. SOUTHWESTERN. OREGON. ESTABLISHING. A. SPELEOTHEM. CHRONOLOGY. Climatic controls and growth modeling Steven C. Turgeon, and Joyce Lundberg* 1. ABSTRACT Cave calcites from Oregon Caves National Monument ...
Ira D. Sasowsky, John Mylroie, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Geomorphology
Vadose speleothem shapes are created by gravity, or by growth and capillary forces. Principal gravity types are dripstones (stalactites, stalagmites), and flowstone sheets on floors and/or walls. A 'column' is a stalactite-stalagmite pair grown ...
Andrew Goudie, 2004
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Geochemical Sediments and Landscapes
Hence, there is a danger that the spectacular contribution that speleothem studies are currently making to palaeoclimate research may be undermined by a lack of understanding of the complexities of cave environments by other climate ...
David J. Nash, Sue J. McLaren, 2011
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Tufas and Speleothems: Unravelling the Microbial and ...
Seasonal microclimate control of calcite fabrics, stable isotopes and trace elements in modern speleothem from St Michaels Cave, Gibraltar DAVID P. MATTEY1 *, IAN J. FAIRCHILD2, TIM C. ATKINSON3, JEAN-PAUL LATIN4, MARK ...
H. M. Pedley, Mike Rogerson, 2010
8
Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology
By providing a terrestrial palaeoenvironmental record, speleothem sequences complement the marine and polar records from deep-sea cores and glacier-ice cores. In marine sediments, stable isotopic data are obtained from the calcite tests ...
Derek Ford, Paul D. Williams, 2007
9
The Quaternary Period in the United States
Speleothems Paleovegetation reconstruction using 13Cc values from speleothems figure prominently in the speleothem studies from Iowa and Missouri. To their credit, researchers there are aware of many of the complicating issues ...
Alan R. Gillespie, Stephen C. Porter, Brian F. Atwater, 2004
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Excursion Guidebook: 26th Regional Meeting of the ...
Here, the cave gallery has a round phreatic shape and the floor sediments were sealed at the surface with a thin speleothem layer. About 50 % of the volume of the original cave gallery is filled with sediments at this place. The profile is 2.4 m  ...
Niels Rameil, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPELEOTHEM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term speleothem is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going underground to understand Australia's past climate variability
Cave deposits, or speleothems, are mineral accumulations formed by calcium-rich water in underground caverns. They are important because they can be used ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
2
Crystal Caverns vandals: Here's a chance to do right
"Almost every speleothem (cave formation) that's taken out of a cave ends up in the trash," he said. "They are very delicate and over time they change color, get ... «Springfield News-Leader, Mar 15»
3
UNM scientists link rainfall reduction to industrial emissions
“This site was the perfect location for this study,” said Polyak, who performed the speleothem dating with Aquino using a Thermo Neptune multi-collector ... «UNM Newsroom, Feb 15»
4
Lens grabs art of caves: Photographer sheds light on microorganisms
A single speleothem, such as a foot-long stalactite growing in a cave, can become more enriching and humbling when accompanied with the understanding of ... «Centre Daily Times, Nov 14»
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How Cave Slime Helps Create Dripstones
Speleothem is a catchall term for stalactites, stalagmites or any of the fanciful dripstone structures created by mineral-laden water seeping inside a cave. «LiveScience.com, Sep 14»
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Opposite Patterns Of Past Climate Change Identified
For instance, Chinese and Brazilian subtropical speleothem (cave formations such as stalactites and stalagmites) records show opposite trends in time series of ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 14»
7
Cave temperature study could improve climate change predictions
Stalactites and other cave formations – collectively known as speleothems – form when rainwater drips from the surface into the cave system, picking up ... «Phys.Org, Jun 14»
8
NTU study sheds new light on speleothem banding
NTU study sheds new light on speleothem banding NTU Professor Shen Chuan-chou is leading the charge on speleothem banding studies and Uranium-Th ... «Taiwan Today, Oct 13»
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Slicing open stalagmites to reveal climate secrets
Deep inside caves in Mexico, Southeast Asia, China, and other limestone-rich locales worldwide, scientists have found rich troves of data in speleothems. «Grist, Jun 13»
10
Exploring Caves in California : An Otherworldly Experience
Tour guides interpret the eerie speleothems (cave formations), created by water droplets and mineral deposits. Most of the formations follow the laws of gravity. «KQED QUEST, May 13»

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