limestone
/ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn/US/ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/
limestone noun: an abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
Noun
limestone (countable and uncountable, plural limestones)
- An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- a limestone viaduct
- 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.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- lime, calcium carbonate
Proper noun capitalized: Limestone
Limestone
- A township and village therein, in Kankakee County, Illinois.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Aroostook County, Maine.
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alger County, Michigan.
- A hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Carrollton, Cattaraugus County, New York.
- A census-designated place in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County and Greene County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
- A number of other townships, including five in Pennsylvania, listed under Limestone Township.
- A community in Carleton County, New Brunswick.
- A community in Victoria County, New Brunswick.
- A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales.
- A locality in Rockhampton Region, Queensland.
- A locality in the Shire of Murrindindi, Victoria.
limestone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
limestone in Hindi
- abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments
- चूना पत्थर cūnā patthar
limestone in Tamil
- சுண்ணாம்புக்கல், சுண்ணப்பாறை
limestone in Marathi
- चुनखडी, चुनखडीचा दगड, चुनखडीचे दगड
limestone in Urdu
- abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments
- چونا پتھر cūnā patthar
More languagesFewer languages
- limestone in Bengali
- ঘুটিং ghuṭiṅ
- limestone in Telugu
- సున్నపురాయి, లైమ్స్టోన్, సున్నపురాయిలు
- limestone in Malayalam
- ചുണ്ണാമ്പുകല്ല്, ചുണ്ണാമ്പുകല്ലുകൾ
- limestone in Kannada
- ಸುಣ್ಣಕಲ್, ಸುಣ್ಣಕಲ್ಲು
- limestone in Punjabi
- ਚੂਨੇ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ, ਚੂਨਾ ਪੱਥਰ, ਚੂਨੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਥਰ
- limestone in Gujarati
- ચૂનાના પત્થરો, ચૂનાના પથ્થરો, ચૂનાના પથ્થર
- limestone in Odia
- ଚୂନପଥର
- limestone in Nepali
- चूना पत्थर, चुनौटे पत्थर, चुनौटे ढुङ्गा
- limestone in Arabic
- حَجَر جِيرِيّ ḥajar jīriyy, حَجَر كِلْسِيّ ḥajar kilsiyy
- limestone in Malay
- batu kapur
- limestone in Indonesian
- batu kapur
- limestone in Persian
- سنگ آهک sang âhak
- limestone in Thai
- หินปูน hǐn-bpuun
- limestone in Vietnamese
- đá vôi
- limestone in Myanmar
- ထုံးကျောက် htum:kyauk
Examples of limestone in a sentence
- Sunday houses were often made of limestone rock coated with whitewash inside and out.
- The formation consists of cyclothemic sequences of coal, shale, limestone, sandstone, and clay.
- The shale bed is uphole from the limestone reservoir.
Synonyms of limestone
Forms of limestone
| plural | limestones |
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Origin of limestone
From lime + stone.
Words formed from limestone
Phrases with limestone
Questions about limestone
- What does limestone mean?
- Limestone means an abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.
- What is limestone in Hindi?
- Limestone in Hindi is चूना पत्थर (cūnā patthar). See Limestone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is limestone?
- Limestone can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce limestone?
- Limestone is pronounced /ˈlaɪmˌstoʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of limestone?
- The plural of limestone is limestones.
Words near limestone in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: limestone (page history and authors); Limestone (page history and authors); limestone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limestone (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); limestone (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); limestone (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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