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agate meaning in Malayalam

അഗേറ്റ് agēṟṟŭ

/ˈæɡ.ɪt/US/əˈɡeɪt/

agate in Malayalam: അഗേറ്റ് (agēṟṟŭ). 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.

Malayalam words for agate

mineral
അഗേറ്റ് agēṟṟŭ

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.

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Questions about agate in Malayalam

What is the meaning of agate in Malayalam?
Agate in Malayalam is അഗേറ്റ് (agēṟṟŭ).
agate എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Agate: അഗേറ്റ് (agēṟṟŭ).
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.

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