Agates
Definition
The plural form for the mineral ahat (agate). It designates multiple pieces, specimens, or striped varieties of chalcedony. In old specialized texts or archaic museum catalogs, the term is used to classify collections of semi-precious stones characterized by diversely colored bands and alternating opacities.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Agates
- Banded agates
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Plural noun, matching neuter or feminine collective structural paradigms. Singular: ahat. |
| Formation | Plural form derived by adding the standard plural structural suffix '-e' to the noun stem. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.ˈha.te] |
| Source | Historical Catalog of Precious and Semi-Precious Geological Forms |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pereții peșterii erau încrustați cu ahate spectaculoase, lucind sub lumina lanternelor noastre.
EN: The cave walls were encrusted with spectacular agates, shining under the light of our flashlights.
RO: Geologul a adus din expediție câteva ahate șlefuite pentru a le analiza structura microscopică în laborator.
EN: The geologist brought back several polished agates from the expedition to analyze their microscopic structure in the laboratory.
RO: Vitrinele magazinului de antichități erau pline de ahate tăiate fin, transformate în broșe elegante.
EN: The display cases of the antique shop were full of finely cut agates turned into elegant brooches.
Idioms & Phrases
Colecție de ahate / Collection of agates
RO: Ansamblu sistematic de eșantioane minerale alese pentru varietatea culorilor și a dispunerii straturilor.
EN: A systematic assembly of mineral specimens chosen for the variety of their colors and layer arrangements.
Ahate de râu / River agates
RO: Pietre rulate natural de apele curgătoare, găsite adesea în albiile pietroase sub formă de prundis translucid.
EN: Stones naturally rolled by flowing waters, often found in gravelly riverbeds as translucent pebbles.
Ahate zonale / Zonal agates
RO: Minerale care prezintă o stratificare concentrică extrem de clară și bine definită structural.
EN: Minerals exhibiting an extremely clear and structurally well-defined concentric stratification.
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