ага́т — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.
• ruby noun A precious gemstone that is a deep red variety of corundum.

Senses

ага́т is used for these senses in English:

• ruby (typography) A pronunciation guide written above or beside Chinese characters.

agate — full definition

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.

ruby — full definition

1. noun A precious gemstone that is a deep red variety of corundum.
2. noun A deep, rich red color, like that of the gemstone.
3. adjective Having a deep red color.

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