TRAVERTINE


Meaning of TRAVERTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtra-vər-ˌtēn, -tən ]

noun

Etymology: French travertin, from Italian travertino, trevertino, from Latin tiburtinus, adjective, of travertine, literally, of Tibur (Tivoli)

Date: 1730

: a mineral consisting of a massive usually layered calcium carbonate (as aragonite or calcite) formed by deposition from spring waters or especially from hot springs

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