Dictionary

travertine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈtɹævəɹˌtin/ (US)
• /ˈtɹavətɪn/ (UK)

Etymology

From Italian travertino, earlier tivertino, from Latin tīburtīnus (“Tiburtine”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
   • Halder stopped outside a seven-storey building sheathed in pale travertine marble. 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 191:
   • [...] 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:

Forms

Deriveds

travertine terrace · travertinous

Synonyms

travertine marble

Translations (15)

bg бигор (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · es travertino (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · sv travertin (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · fi travertiini (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · pl trawertyn (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · ro travertin (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · it travertino (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · de Travertin (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · cmn 洞石 (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · hy տրավերտին (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · cmn 石灰华 (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · pt travertino (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · fr travertin (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · ru траверти́н (form of concretionary limestone or calcite) · tr traverten (form of concretionary limestone or calcite)