[ 'travətɪn ]
■ noun white or light-coloured calcareous rock deposited from mineral springs, used in building.
Origin
C18: from Ital. travertino , tivertino , from L. tiburtinus 'of Tibur' (now Tivoli, near Rome).
[ 'travətɪn ]
■ noun white or light-coloured calcareous rock deposited from mineral springs, used in building.
Origin
C18: from Ital. travertino , tivertino , from L. tiburtinus 'of Tibur' (now Tivoli, near Rome).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004