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geology A particle size, typically 3 to 64 mm or 0.1 to 2.5 in.

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1. A small rounded block of stone that has usually been smoothed and shaped by water action.

2. A size subdivision of sediment components which ranges between 4mm and 64mm in diameter on the Wentworth–Udden system.

IN BRIEF: A small rock or stone rounded by the action of water.

I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge, every now and then finding a small bright pebble to content myself with. — Plato (428 BC -348 BC)

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noun, mainly Austral

1: A troublesome person or animal. (1829 —) .

2: Austral A stayer; often in phr. as game as a pebble. Hence, as a term of affection. (1863 —) .

[In early Austral use, a reprobate convict.]

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• Materials, Formations, and Substances - pebble: small stone worn smooth and round

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - småsten, halvædelsten
adj. - lavet af småsten/halvædelsten
v. tr. - opkruse

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    ikke den eneste

Nederlands (Dutch)
kiezelsteen, (lens van) bergkristal, agaat, dik brillenglas (spreektaal), met kiezelstenen bekogelen, met kiezelstenen bestraten, granuleren

Français (French)
n. - caillou, galet, (Tech) cristal de roche
adj. - (Opt) très épais et convexe (un verre)
v. tr. - paver de galets, bombarder de cailloux

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    pas que lui sur terre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kieselstein
v. - mit Kies bestreuen
adj. - Kieselglas...

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    es gibt noch andere

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βότσαλο, χαλίκι, πετραδάκι, (μτφ.) κοκκώδης επιφάνεια (κν. σαγρέ)
v. - χαλικώνω, στρώνω με χαλίκια, μαροκινάρω, κάνω σαγρέ (για δέρμα)

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    έχει κι αλλού πορτοκαλιές που κάνουν πορτοκάλια, ουδείς αναντικατάστατος

Italiano (Italian)
ciottolo, zigrinare

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    non l'unico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - seixo (m), cristal de rocha (m), couro granulado (m), tipo de ágata
v. - pavimentar, granular

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    não ser único/insubstituível

Русский (Russian)
галька, булыжник, посыпать галькой, мостить булыжником

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    таких пруд пруди, таких много

Español (Spanish)
n. - guijarro, canto, guija, pólvora gruesa, cuero abollonado, cristal de roca
adj. - de cuero abollonado, de cristal de roca
v. tr. - arrojar guijas, pavimentar con guijas, granular, abullonar

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    no es el único en el mundo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - småsten, kiselsten, lins av bergkristall
v. - täcka m småsten, göra knaggligt mönster

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小圆石, 小鹅卵石, 小圆石的, 用卵石铺, 在上印卵石花纹, 用卵石连续扔

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    并非独一无二

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小圓石, 小鵝卵石
adj. - 小圓石的
v. tr. - 用卵石鋪, 在上印卵石花紋, 用卵石連續扔

idioms:

• not the only pebble on the beach    並非獨一無二

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조약돌, 수정으로 만든 렌즈
adj. - 자갈로 덮인
v. tr. - 결을 거칠게 하다, 자갈을 던지다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小石, 水晶

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصاة, حصبه, قضه (فعل) يفرش بالحصى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חלוק אבן, אבן חצץ‬
adj. - ‮עבה מאד וקמורה (עדשת משקפיים)‬
v. tr. - ‮רגם בחלוקי אבנים, עיבד (עור) כך שפניו יהיו מחוספסים‬

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