agate meaning in Urdu
عقیق aqīq
/ˈæɡ.ɪt/US/əˈɡeɪt/
agate in Urdu: عقیق (aqīq). 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.
Urdu words for agate
- mineral
- عقیق aqīq
English meaning of agate
- 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.
- noun The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
- noun One fourteenth of an inch.
- noun A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
Synonyms of agate
agate in other languages
Questions about agate in Urdu
- What is the meaning of agate in Urdu?
- Agate in Urdu is عقیق (aqīq).
- agate کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
- Agate: عقیق (aqīq).
- 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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