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agate meaning in Tamil

அகேட் பளிங்கு

/ˈæɡ.ɪt/US/əˈɡeɪt/

agate in Tamil: அகேட் பளிங்கு, அகேட் கல், அகேற்று, வழி தவறி. 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.

Tamil words for agate

அகேட் பளிங்கு, அகேட் கல், அகேற்று, வழி தவறி, மணிவகை, இரத்தினங்களில் ஒன்று

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of agate in Tamil?
Agate in Tamil is அகேட் பளிங்கு, அகேட் கல், அகேற்று, வழி தவறி.
agate என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Agate: அகேட் பளிங்கு, அகேட் கல், அகேற்று, வழி தவறி.
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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: agate (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: agate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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