To Marble Definition

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To marble definition. The name marble is used in a different way in the dimension stone trade. Limestone that is more or less crystallized by metamorphism that ranges from granular to compact in texture that is capable of taking a high polish and that is used especially in architecture and sculpture. Something such as a piece of sculpture composed of or made from marble. In sculpture and architecture.

All have marble not. A sculptural work in marble. Not to have all one s mental capacities. Any crystalline carbonate rock that has an ability to accept a polish is called marble the name is sometimes used for other soft rocks such as travertine verd antique serpentine and some limestones.

How to use marbled in a sentence. I m afraid that i don t have all my marbles all the time. This table is made of marble. Petrographically marbles are massive rather than thin layered and consist of a.

John acts as if he doesn t have all his marbles. Look it up now. Mcgraw hill dictionary of american idioms and phrasal verbs. Entry 1 of 2 1 a.

Also adjective a marble statue. A kind of hard usually highly polished stone cold to the touch. Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble definition metamorphosed limestone consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite capable of taking a high polish occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.

Another definition of marble. In geology the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. Marbled definition is made of or covered with marble or marbling. Metamorphosed limestone that consists chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite occurs in a wide range of colors and variegations takes a high polish and is used esp.

Commercially it includes all decorative calcium rich rocks that can be polished as well as certain serpentines verd antiques. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.