Trāv'er-tine, n.

n. [Fr. travertin, It. travertino, tibertino, tiburtino, Lat. lapis Tiburtinus, from Tibur, an ancient town of Latium on both sides of the Anio, now Tivoli.] (Min.) A white concretionary limestone, usually hard and semi-crystalline, deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Lyell.