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agates, plural;
  1. An ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony, typically banded in appearance

  2. A colored toy marble resembling a banded gemstone

  1. an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
  2. Agate is a microcrystalline variety of quartz (silica), 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.
  3. AGATE (Atelier de Gestion de l'ArchiTEcture des systèmes d'information et de communication) is a framework for modeling computer or communication systems architecture.
  4. Agate is the designation of an unguided French test rocket. The Agate has a length of 8.50 meters, a diameter of 0.80 meters, a start mass of 3.2 tonnes, a takeoff thrust of 186 kN and a ceiling of 20 km. ...
  5. An agate is a unit of typographical measure. It is 5.5 typographical points, or about 1/14 of an inch. It can refer to either the height of a line of type or a font that is 5.5 points. An agate font was commonly used to display statistical data or legal notices in newspapers. ...
  6. 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; A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby; A diminutive person; so called in ...
  7. (Agates) are found in the USA, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, Egypt, India, Italy, Nepal, Germany and Asia.
  8. A type size of 5 1/2 points. Reference, agate line.
  9. A type of chalcedony quartz found in a variety of colors and patterns, frequently with varying color layers.
  10. a variegated variety of quartz showing colored bands or other markings (clouded, mosslike, etc.).
  11. A semi-precious stone TT  which naturally forms stripes of different colours; see eye-stone TT .
  12. [Ex.28: 19 and 39: 12; Eze.27: 16] A colorful and plentiful gemstone. It can be translucent, or have integral swirls and designs. Agates are still very popular gems and are found nearly everywhere in the world.
  13. A variety of cryptocrystalline quartz in which colors occur in bands; commonly deposited in cavities in rocks.
  14. A semi-precious chalcedony formed as quartz fossils of a previous geological age. The colors of agate can be clouded, clear or banded.
  15. a pigment which has very swirly and turbulent bands of color. (Language Reference)
  16. Agate is an absolutely gorgeous, translucent gemstone that appears in an extensive rainbow of natural and enhanced colors. See agate jewelry on Amazon
  17. a waxy quartz in which the colors are in bands, or are blended in clouds
  18. A fine grained quartz used as a semi precious stone in intaglio and cameo work and also in some items of jewellery such as signet rings and brooches, particularly in the 19th Century. ...
  19. A naturally formed mineral (an impure form of quartz), similar to marble, but with different colors and textures. Generally considered a premium grade material used in the manufacture of high-end trophies, desk sets, etc.
  20. A stone said to give the bearer magical assistance such as the power of invisibility, as well as protection in battle.
  21. A typesetter's measure; 1 inch = 14 agate lines.
  22. Striped semiprecious stone used in jewelry. Stripes may be wide or narrow, straight or curved, but are generally concentric. Colors may vary within one stone, but are usually pale shades of bone, yellow, red and brown.
  23. (aids in restoration of energy and healing, brings happiness, wealth, health and long life, increases ability to ward off self-induced anger and inner bitterness)
  24. Multi-colored microscopically crystalline, variegated chalcedony. It may be banded, irregularly clouded or have visible impurities as in moss agate. It is a very common variety of quartz principally found in Brazil
  25. (Heb. shebo ), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Exo 28:19; Exo 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from Sheba, whence its name. ...