travertine
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English
[edit]Etymology
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From Italian travertino, earlier tivertino, from Latin tīburtīnus (“Tiburtine”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]travertine (countable and uncountable, plural travertines)
- (mineralogy) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
- Synonym: travertine marble
- 1941 January, “Notes and News: The Hitler Station in Rome”, in Railway Magazine, page 33:
- [...] imitation travertine, resembling marble, has been used to cover the station exterior, [...].
- 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 191:
- Halder stopped outside a seven-storey building sheathed in pale travertine marble.
Translations
[edit]form of concretionary limestone or calcite
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Further reading
[edit]- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Travertine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “travertine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.