agate in Arabic

Arabic words for agate

mineral

عقيق ʕaqīq

English meaning of agate

1. noun 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.
2. noun The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
3. noun One fourteenth of an inch.
4. noun A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.

Full definition of agate

Synonyms of agate

• ruby
• aggie

agate in other languages

• agate in Hindi
• agate in Tamil
• agate in Urdu
• agate in Bengali
• agate in Malayalam
• agate in Kannada
• agate in Gujarati
• agate in Pashto
• agate in Tagalog
• agate in Malay
• agate in Indonesian
• agate in Persian
• agate in Thai
• agate in Vietnamese
• agate in Myanmar

Questions about agate in Arabic

What is the meaning of agate in Arabic?

Agate in Arabic is عقيق (ʕaqīq).

ما معنى كلمة agate؟

Agate: عقيق (ʕaqīq).

What does agate mean in English?

Agate means 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.