a porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate, used for building
Also called: calc-sinter
Word origin
C18: from Italian travertino (influenced by tra-trans-), from Latin lapisTīburtīnus Tiburtine stone, from Tīburs the district around Tibur (now Tivoli)
travertine in American English
(ˈtrævərˌtin; ˈtrævərtɪn)
noun
a light-colored, dense type of tufa, as dripstone or flowstone, deposited in caves or around limy springs, lakes, or streams
Word origin
It travertino, altered < tiburtino < L (lapis) Tiburtinus, (stone) of Tibur (now Tivoli)
Examples of 'travertine' in a sentence
travertine
The structure was built of a local porous tuff or travertine and brick, arranged in patterns.