travertine
nounUK /ˈtɹavətɪn/ · US /ˈtɹævəɹˌtin/
Etymology From Italian travertino, earlier tivertino, from Latin tīburtīnus (“Tiburtine”).
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
- [...] imitation travertine, resembling marble, has been used to cover the station exterior, [...].1941 January, “Notes and News: The Hitler Station in Rome”, in Railway Magazine, page 33:
- Halder stopped outside a seven-storey building sheathed in pale travertine marble.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 191:
- Derived terms
- travertinous