单词 | agate |
释义 | Word Frequency agate 1(ˈæɡɪt) noun 1. an impure microcrystalline form of quartz consisting of a variegated, usually banded chalcedony, used as a gemstone and in making pestles and mortars, burnishers, and polishers. Formula: SiO2 2. a playing marble of this quartz or resembling it 3. Also called: ruby printing, US and Canadian (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 51⁄2 point Word origin C16: via French from Latin achātēs, from Greek akhatēsWord Frequency agate 2(əˈɡeɪt) adverb Northern England dialect on the way Word origin C16: a-2 + gate3Word Frequency Agate(ˈæɡeɪt) noun James (Evershed). 1877–1947, British theatre critic; drama critic for The Sunday Times (1923–47) and author of a nine-volume diary Ego (1935–49) |
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