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Definition of Helictite
1. Noun. A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Helictite
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helictite
Literary usage of Helictite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Twig-like projections, lateral outgrowths, to which the term helictite has been
applied, are met with in certain portions of the cave, and are interesting ..."
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