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limestone Noun

[Subject: Mineralogy]

- A sedimentary rock of calcium carbonate, sometimes with a high dolomite content.

Translated by: ROBERT GRIGOR BAXTER

Translated in 28 languages

Translations27
	Italian	calcare
	Spanish	caliza
	French	calcaire
	Russian	известняк
	Arabic	جير
	Albanian	gëlqere
	Basque	kareharri
	Breton	maen-raz; kalc'h
	Bulgarian	варовик
	Catalan	calcària
	Dutch	kalksteen
	Esperanto	kalkoŝtono
	Finnish	kalkkikivi
	Galician	calcaria; pedra calcaria
	Hebrew	אבן גיר
	Lithuanian	kalkakmenis; klintis
	Mapunzugun	mallo
	Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara	arpata; tjalyir; tjalyirpa
	Polish	wapień
	Portuguese	calcário
	Romagnolo	scalca
	Sardinian Logudoresu	abbattare
	Slovak	vápenec
	Swedish	kalksten
	Turkish	kireç taşı
	Ukrainian	вапняк
	Welsh	carreg galch; calchfaen

limestone Noun

[Subject: Building Materials]

Translated by: KATRIN HELD

Synonym: lime-stone
Synonym: lime
Synonym: calcareous rock

Translated in 14 languages

Translations13
	Italian	pietra calcare; calcare
	Spanish	piedra caliza; caliza; calcáreo
	French	pierre calcaire; calcaire
	German	Kalkstein; Kalkgestein
	Breton	maen-raz; kalc'h
	Catalan	pedra calcaria
	Danish	kalksten
	Dutch	kalksteen
	Finnish	kalkkikivi
	Portuguese	calcário; calcáreo
	Setswana	manyaphiri; lenyaphiri
	Swedish	kalksten
	Welsh	calchfaen; calch

limestone Noun

[Subject: Petrology (Rocks)]

- Sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate

Translated in 12 languages

Translations11
	Italian	calcare
	Spanish	caliza
	French	calcaire
	German	Kalkstein
	Arabic	داس
	Catalan	calcària
	Danish	kalksten
	Persian	سنگ آهك
	Piemontese	carché
	Portuguese	calcário
	Romagnolo	calché

limestone

[Subject: Geology, Meteorology, Hydrology]

Translated in 5 languages

Translations4
	Italian	roccia calcarea
	Spanish	roca calcárea
	Portuguese	pedra calcária
	Turkish	kireç taşı

limestone Noun

[Subject: Chemistry]

Synonym: chalk

Translated in 3 languages

Translations2
	German	Kalk
	Latin	gypsum

Limestone

[Subject: Geology, Meteorology, Hydrology]

Translated in 3 languages

Translations2
	Portuguese	pedra de cal
	Turkish	kireç taşı

limestone Noun

[Subject: Mineralogy]

- Stratified sedimentary deposit composed mainly of calcium carbonate, which becomes lime when burned

Translated by: SYLVIA VERGARA

Translated in 3 languages

Translations2
	Italian	calcare
	Spanish	piedra caliza

limestone Noun

[Subject: Electric Excavator For Mining]

Translated in 2 languages

Translations1
	Portuguese	calçareo

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