On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Agate. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as chalcedony and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Agate meaning
- 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.
- The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point.
- One fourteenth of an inch.
Synonyms of Agate
Using Agate
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5+¹⁄₂-point. | One fourteenth of an inch.
- Useful related words include: chalcedony, calcedony.
- In the example corpus, agate often appears in combinations such as: on agate, of agate, agate is.
Context around Agate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Agate
- In this selection, "agate" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dendritic, turritella, lace, pass, agatized and turritella stand out and add context to how "agate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include agate pass investment and 10 black agate and hematite. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "agate" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with agate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And Agate can always use volunteers such as Ted, Mary, Steve and Kate. (13 words)
Sounds like working the agate desk in the sports department at the Sun-Times. (14 words)
It features 10 black agate and hematite rosary beads, and a silver 'smart cross'. (14 words)
For the past couple of years, agate has been making its presence felt — from home decor (bookends and wallpapers) to the recently-concluded London Fashion Week, where French designer Roland Mouret’s runway show featured agate-inspired manicures. (38 words)
The more notable varieties of chalcedony are as follows: Agate Agate Agate is a variety of chalcedony characterized by either transparency or color patterns, such as multi-colored curved or angular banding. (32 words)
Page 237 Several factors contributed to the re-emergence of Idar-Oberstein as agate center of the world: ships brought agate nodules back as ballast, thus providing extremely cheap transport. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Types of agate Agatized coral Dendritic agate "Turritella agate" ( Elimia tenera Crazy lace agate A Mexican agate, showing only a single eye, has received the name of cyclops agate.
The more notable varieties of chalcedony are as follows: Agate Agate Agate is a variety of chalcedony characterized by either transparency or color patterns, such as multi-colored curved or angular banding.
For the past couple of years, agate has been making its presence felt — from home decor (bookends and wallpapers) to the recently-concluded London Fashion Week, where French designer Roland Mouret’s runway show featured agate-inspired manicures.
Agate is a frequent material, especially carnelian or banded agate like sardonyx ; the banding makes the impression contrast with the ground.
Greek agate is a name given to pale white to tan colored agate found in Sicily back to 400 BC.
It is not a true form of agate, as it lacks agate's defining feature of concentric banding.
Occasionally agate fills a void left by decomposed vegetative material such as a tree limb or root and is called limb cast agate due to its appearance.
Page 237 Several factors contributed to the re-emergence of Idar-Oberstein as agate center of the world: ships brought agate nodules back as ballast, thus providing extremely cheap transport.
Feast your eyes on this agate, which researchers concluded this year formed inside the egg of a large dinosaur.
Strathmore will contribute to the research by providing access to historical and modern data generated at the Agate property.
To further accessorise, Camilla wore her favourite Van Cleef and Arpels "Vintage Alhambra with five Motifs 18k yellow gold and agate bracelet".
Agate Pass Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Johnson & Johnson by 2.1% during the first quarter.
Agate Pass Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 54.9% during the 2nd quarter.
And Agate can always use volunteers such as Ted, Mary, Steve and Kate.
With its distinctive red and amber bands, these quartz minerals are abundant on the North Shore and a significant part of Moose Lake State Park and Agate and Geological Center.
Sounds like working the agate desk in the sports department at the Sun-Times.
Castle Danger Brewery in Two Harbors, with the massive ore docks of Agate Bay in the background.
It features 10 black agate and hematite rosary beads, and a silver 'smart cross'.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory today for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Agate Beach in Lincoln County.
The room has been designed to resemble a jewel box, with floors of illuminated green agate and glass panel walls.
Common combinations with agate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on agate 6×
- of agate 5×
- agate is 5×
- agate agate 4×
- the agate 4×
- agate and 4×
- agate plates 4×
- and agate 3×
- lace agate 2×
- agate found 2×