agate en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈæɡ.ɪt/
- /ˈæɡ.ət/ weak vowel merger
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle French agathe, from Latin achatēs, from Ancient Greek ἀχάτης (akhátēs, “agate”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
The ends of the veil, drawn over her head, were embroidered with silver; she had long gold ear-rings; to a rich and large gold chain was suspended a cross set with precious stones; and over the arm of her chair hung a rosary of agate beads.
1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 9:Yes: living among the cohabations^([sic]) of Faust himself, among the litharge and agate and hyacinth and pearls.
1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano, New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, page 86:
- (US, dated, uncountable) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
- (countable) One fourteenth of an inch.
- (countable, obsolete) A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
- (countable) A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.
- (countable) A marble made from agate.
- (countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable) A testicle.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eye agate · agate ruler · agateware · agatiform · moss agate · agatization · agate glass · agaty · agatine · agatiferous · agatelike · agatize · lace agate · connie agate · agate snail · agate line
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
moss agate · Scotch pebble · clouded agate · fortification agate
Relateds
Synonyms
ruby (type size) · aggie (marble)
Translations (114)
be агат (mineral) · sl ahat (mineral) · kmr eqîq (mineral) · fi agaatti (mineral) · cmn 文石 (mineral) · th อะเกต (mineral) · mn гартаам (mineral) · sk achát (mineral) · fa عقیق (mineral) · uz aqiq (mineral) · ja 瑪瑙 (mineral) · ca àgata (mineral) · yi אַגאַט (mineral) · am አጌት (mineral) · os агат (mineral) · sh ȁhāt (mineral) · hsb agat (mineral) · gl ágata (mineral) · eu agata (mineral) · da agat (mineral) · ko 아게이트 (mineral) · co agata (mineral) · sv agat (mineral) · pt ágata (mineral) · tr agat (mineral) · arz عقيق (mineral) · ko 마노 (mineral) · my မဟူရာကျောက် (mineral) · it agata (mineral) · grc ἀχάτης (mineral) · af agaat (mineral) · az əqiq (mineral) · et ahhaat (mineral) · ba аҡыҡ (mineral) · ms agat (mineral) · fr agate (mineral) · uk ага́т (mineral) · io agato (mineral) · hak 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · lez гьакьекь (mineral) · th โมรา (mineral) · nl agaat (mineral) · sh а̏ха̄т (mineral) · ug ھېقىق (mineral) · es ágata (mineral) · gu અકીક (mineral) · ms akik (mineral) · cs achát (mineral) · cdo 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · hi गोमेदक (mineral) · cmn 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · hy ագաթ (mineral) · el αχάτης (mineral) · tt ахак (mineral) · hi गोमेधक (mineral) · mk ахат (mineral) · wuu 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · gv agaid (mineral) · ru ага́т (mineral) · de Achat (mineral) · ps عقيق (mineral) · kk ақық (mineral) · acw عَقيق (mineral) · kn ಅಗೇಟ್ (mineral) · nn agat (mineral) · hi गोमेद (mineral) · ga agáit (mineral) · ky агат (mineral) · hu achát (mineral) · ar عقيق (mineral) · lut dxʷʔət̕əb č̓ƛ̕aʔ (mineral) · tk agat (mineral) · ur عقیق (mineral) · he שְׁבוֹ (mineral) · id akik (mineral) · la achātēs (mineral) · yue 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · sah агаат (mineral) · hi अकीक (mineral) · tr akik (mineral) · kmr agat (mineral) · crh agat (mineral) · fi akaatti (mineral) · pl agat (mineral) · is agat (mineral) · ro agat (mineral) · tl agata (mineral) · cmn 白瑪瑙 /白玛瑙 (mineral) · ro agată (mineral) · nan-hbl 瑪瑙 /玛瑙 (mineral) · bg ахат (mineral) · vi mã não (mineral) · he אָכָטִיס (mineral) · es ágata (5½-point type) · cmn 七 (5½-point type) · sw kalkedoni (mineral) · oc agata (mineral) · lt agatas (mineral) · eo agato (mineral) · sq agat (mineral) · tg ақиқ (mineral) · dsb achat (mineral) · cv а́хах (mineral) · cy agat (mineral) · lv ahāts (mineral) · nb agat (mineral) · fur àghite (mineral) · li agaot (mineral) · ml അഗേറ്റ് (mineral) · pnb عقیق (mineral) · bn অকীক (mineral) · an agata (mineral) · crh akik (mineral) · ka აქატი (mineral)