travertine
pronunciation
How to pronounce travertine in British English:
UK ['trævəti:n]
How to pronounce travertine in American English:
US ['trævəˌtin]
Word Origin
- travertine (n.)
- 1797, from Italian travertino "a kind of building stone," from Latin tiburtinus, from Tiburs, adjective from Tibur (modern Tivoli), in Latium.
Example
- 1. We want to buy travertine , marble and limestone marble .
- 2. The bryophyte communities associated with travertine depositon in northwestern england and north wales , u.k.
- 3. Natural materials in the living areas and bathrooms include travertine stone , marble and timber .
- 4. Extravagance was not only a feature of the building materials used in creating the pavilion marble , red onyx and travertine but also one of the furniture components that was to become the iconic barcelona chair .
- 5. The waters flowing over the limestone and chalk have , over thousands of years , deposited travertine barriers , creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of beautiful lakes , caves and waterfalls .