agate in Greek
agate in Greek is αχάτης — 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.
agate in Greek
What does "agate" mean?
- 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.
Common Greek translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "agate" in Greek?
"agate" in Greek is αχάτης. 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.
How do you pronounce αχάτης?
"agate" in Greek is αχάτης, pronounced "achatis".
