Travertine
Definitions
A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
Equivalents
10 more languages
العربيةترسبات مياه العيون والأنهار
Българскиби́гор
Suomitravertiini
Հայերենտրավերտին
Italianotravertino
Polskitrawertyn
Portuguêstravertino
Românătravertin
Русскийтраверти́н
Türkçetraverten
Examples
“[...] imitation travertine, resembling marble, has been used to cover⟳ the station exterior, [...].”
“Halder stopped outside a seven-storey building sheathed in pale travertine marble.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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