Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agalmatolite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agal-ma-to-lite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “statue”, stem amalgat-) + -o- + -lite.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄγαλμα

Usage

Inflected Forms

agalmatolites (plural)

Synonyms

figure stone pagodite

Questions

What does agalmatolite mean?: A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, which was used in China for carvings in pagodas. It is probably a variety of pinite.
Where does agalmatolite come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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