"travertine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹavətɪn/ [UK] Forms: travertines [plural]
Etymology: From Italian travertino, earlier tivertino, from Latin tīburtīnus (“Tiburtine”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|travertino}} Italian travertino, {{der|en|la|tīburtīnus|t=Tiburtine}} Latin tīburtīnus (“Tiburtine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} travertine (countable and uncountable, plural travertines)
  1. (mineralogy) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building. Wikipedia link: travertine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals, Rocks Synonyms: travertine marble Translations (form of concretionary limestone or calcite): տրավերտին (travertin) (Armenian), бигор (bigor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 石灰华 (Chinese Mandarin), travertiini (Finnish), travertin [masculine] (French), Travertin [masculine] (German), travertino [masculine] (Italian), trawertyn [masculine] (Polish), travertino [masculine] (Portuguese), travertin [neuter] (Romanian), траверти́н (travertín) [masculine] (Russian), travertino [masculine] (Spanish), travertin [common-gender] (Swedish), traverten (Turkish)

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