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trav·er·tine

(trăv′ər-tēn′, -tĭn)

1. A light-colored porous calcite, CaCO₃, deposited from solution in ground or surface waters and forming, among other deposits, stalactites and stalagmites.

2. A compact calcium carbonate used as a facing material in construction.

[French, from Italian travertino, alteration of tivertino, from Latin (lapis) tīburtīnus, (stone) of Tibur (Tivoli), an ancient city of central Italy.]

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travertine

(ˈtrævətɪn) or

travertin

(Minerals) a porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate, used for building. Also called: calc-sinter

[C18: from Italian travertino (influenced by tra- trans-), from Latin lapis Tīburtīnus Tiburtine stone, from Tīburs the district around Tibur (now Tivoli)]

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trav•er•tine

(ˈtræv ərˌtin, -tɪn)

n.

a form of limestone deposited by springs, esp. hot springs, used in Italy for building.

[1545–55; < Italian travertino, early also trevertino, (marmo) tibertino < Latin Tīburtīnus=Tīburt-, s. of Tīburs Tibur (see Tivoli) + -īnus -ine¹]

travertine

Calcium carbonate deposited by water, as in stalactites.

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