English Dictionary

limestone

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/

名詞

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An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

日本語の意味

海洋や淡水の堆積物から形成される豊富な岩石。主にカルサイト（CaCO₃）で構成され、結晶状および非晶質など多様な形態をとる石灰岩。

Geologists examined the limestone outcrop that exposed fossil-rich layers along the coastal cliff.

地質学者たちは、海洋や淡水の堆積物からできた一般的な岩石である石灰岩の露頭を調査し、海岸の崖に化石が豊富な層が露出しているのを確認した。

意味（1）

An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

As each blast furnace uses 200 tons of limestone daily, and each limestone kiln 150 tons, a total of 730 tons of limestone has to be carried daily, in addition to limestone chippings, which are sold.

意味（2）

(attributive) Pertaining to or made of limestone.

The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

limestones （ plural ）