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Definisjon av agate

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Noun
agate - an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
calcedony, chalcedony a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz
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Substantiv
agate - A semi-pellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
agate - A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.
agate - A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.
agate - A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc. ;—so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.

Adverb
agate - On the way; agoing.

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  • Agate is a microcrystalline variety of quartz, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks but can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.

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  • agate
    A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen.

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