trav|er|tine

trav|er|tine
trav|er|tine «TRAV uhr tihn, -teen», noun.
a white or light-colored form of limestone deposited by springs, especially hot springs and used as building material: »

The Vivian Beaumont Theater is a…playhouse of travertine and glass (New York Times).

[< Italian travertino, variant of tivertino < Latin tīburtīnus < Tībur, an ancient town of Latium (now Tivoli)]

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  • trav·er·tine — /ˈtrævɚˌtiːn/ noun [noncount] : a light colored type of rock that is used especially in buildings travertine tile/floors …   Useful english dictionary

  • tine — ab·ro·tine; acon·i·tine; ac·tine; ad·a·man·tine; ag·ma·tine; al·a·cre·a·tine; am·e·thys·tine; an·a·tine; ar·re·tine; as·bes·tine; as·ta·tine; at·tine; bar·bo·tine; bar·ken·tine; bar·quen·tine; bar·y·tine; bikh·a·con·i·tine; bi·son·tine;… …   English syllables

  • trav — ex·trav·a·gance; ex·trav·a·gan·cy; ex·trav·a·gant·ly; ex·trav·a·gan·za; ex·trav·a·gate; ex·trav·a·sa·tion; ex·trav·ased; in·trav·a·sation; trav; trav·el·able; trav·el·er; trav·el·ogue; trav·er·tine; ex·trav·a·gant; ex·trav·a·sate;… …   English syllables

  • travertine — trav·er·tine …   English syllables

  • travertine — trav•er•tine [[t]ˈtræv ərˌtin, tɪn[/t]] n. pet a form of limestone deposited by springs, esp. hot springs, used in Italy for building • Etymology: 1545–55; < It travertino, early also trevertino, (marmo) tibertino < L Tīburtīnus=Tīburt , s …   From formal English to slang

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • Travertine — Trav er*tine, n. [F. travertin, It. travertino, tiburtino, L. lapis Tiburtinus, fr. Tibur an ancient town of Latium, now Tivoli.] (Min.) A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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