speleothem

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”) + θέμα (théma, “what is laid down”)

Noun

speleothem (plural speleothems)

1. (geology) Any secondary mineral, deposited in a natural cave by the action of water.

Synonyms

• cave formation

Translations

secondary mineral, deposited in a cave by the action of water

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洞穴沉積物／洞穴沉积物, 洞穴沉积物 (dòngxué chénjīwù)

• Finnish: tippukivi (fi)
• French: spéléothème (fr) m
• German: Speläothem
• Italian: speleotema
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• Japanese: 二次生成物 (nijiseiseibutsu)
• Korean: 스펠레오뎀 (seupelle'odem)
• Portuguese: espeleotema m
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: espeleotema m