English-Thai Dictionary

limestone

N หินปูน  motar cement hin-pun

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIMESTONE

n.Stone of which lime is made by the expulsion of its carbonic acid, or fixed air. It is called carbonate of lime. Of this there are several species.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIMESTONE

LIMESTONE Lime "stone `, n.

 

Defn: A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline limestone is called marble.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

limestone

lime stone |ˈlīmˌstōn ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn | ▶noun a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement.

 

limestone pavement

lime |stone pave |ment ▶noun a horizontal or gently sloping expanse of bare limestone, consisting of large blocks (clints ) separated by deep eroded fissures (grikes ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

limestone

lime |stone |ˈlʌɪmstəʊn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hard sedimentary rock, composed mainly of calcium carbonate or dolomite, used as building material and in the making of cement.

 

limestone pavement

lime |stone pave |ment ▶noun a horizontal or gently sloping expanse of bare limestone, consisting of large blocks (clints ) separated by deep eroded fissures (grikes ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

limestone

l í me st ò ne 名詞 U 石灰岩 [石 ].