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agate in Persian

عقیق 'aqiq

/ˈæɡ.ɪt/US/əˈɡeɪt/

agate in Persian: عقیق ('aqiq). 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.

Persian words for agate

mineral
عقیق 'aqiq

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 Persian

What is the meaning of agate in Persian?
Agate in Persian is عقیق ('aqiq).
معنی agate چیست؟
Agate: عقیق ('aqiq).
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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