Source Word
agate
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
countable
uncountable
US
dated
obsolete
plural-normally
slang
(countable,
uncountable,
mineralogy)
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.
Japanese Meaning
アゲート:半透明で無結晶のシリケート鉱物であり、半貴石として扱われる。試料中に複数の色合いが現れ、色は繊細に配置されるため、しばしば平行に交互する暗い縞模様や明るい縞模様、または雲状に混ざり合った様相を呈する。カルセドニーの一種、石英の一種、あるいはその両方の特徴を持つとされる。
Sense(1)
(countable,
uncountable,
mineralogy)
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.
Sense(2)
Sense(3)
Sense(4)
Sense(5)
( plural )