What does Onyx mean?
Definitions for Onyx
ˈɒn ɪks, ˈoʊ nɪksonyx
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Princeton's WordNet
onyxnoun
a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
GCIDE
Onyxnoun
Same as Mexican onyx.
Onyxnoun
A deep jet-black color.
onyxadjective
Deep, jet-black.
Wiktionary
onyxnoun
A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
onyxadjective
jet-black
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Onyxnoun
The onyx is a semipellucid gem, of which there are several species, but the blueish white kind, with brown and white zones, is the true onyx legitima of the ancients. It is a very elegant and beautiful gem, and the regular arrangement and disposition of its colours make amends for their want of show. John Hill Mat. Med.
Etymology: ὄνυξ.
Nor are her rare endowments to be sold,
For glittering sand by Ophir shown,
The blue-ey’d saphir, or rich onyx stone. George Sandys.The onyx is an accidental variety of the agat kind: it is of a dark horny colour, in which is a plate of a bluish white, and sometimes of red: when on one or both sides the white, there happens to lie also a plate of a reddish or fresh colour, the jewellers call the stone a sardonyx. John Woodward, on Foss.
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onyx
Onyx is a type of banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. It typically features parallel bands of white and black, although other colors can also occur. The stone is used in various forms of jewelry and decorative items, and is believed to hold metaphysical properties in certain cultures.
Wikidata
Onyx
Onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color. Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Onyx
on′iks, n. (min.) an agate formed of layers of chalcedony of different colours, used for making cameos.—ns. Onych′ia, suppurative inflammation near the finger-nail; Onychī′tis, inflammation of the soft parts about the nail; Onych′ium, a little claw; On′ychomancy, divination by means of the finger-nails; Onychonō′sos, disease of the nails.—adj. Onychopath′ic, affected with such.—n. Onychō′sis, disease of the nails. [L.,—Gr. onyx, onychos, a finger-nail.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Onyx
a variety of agate or chalcedony, in which occur even layers of white and black or white and brown, sharply defined in good specimens; they come from India, and are highly valued for cameo-cutting.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Onyx in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Onyx in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Onyx in a Sentence
It is essentially a bluetooth communications device so it is not much different than any other bluetooth device you might connect to your phone with the exception that the Onyx and other devices on the Orion network connect you to the Orion network.
This was the bet we made when we acquired Onyx, to be able to demonstrate something compelling enough with respect to the difference between Kyprolis and Velcade.
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The Onyx of Savannah on Red Room
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- جزعArabic
- ònixCatalan, Valencian
- onyxCzech
- onyksDanish
- OnyxGerman
- ónice, ónique, ónixSpanish
- onizeBasque
- عقیق سلیمانیPersian
- onyksiFinnish
- onyxFrench
- ónixGalician
- שוהםHebrew
- सुलैमानी पत्थरHindi
- onixoIdo
- oniceItalian
- オニキス, オニックスJapanese
- 오닉스Korean
- onyxLatin
- oniksasLithuanian
- onikssLatvian
- onikaMāori
- onyxDutch
- onyxNorwegian
- onyksPolish
- ónixPortuguese
- onixRomanian
- ониксRussian
- оникс, oniksSerbo-Croatian
- sardonikiSwahili
- oniseTagalog
- oniksTurkish
- سلیمانی پتھرUrdu
- 縞瑪瑙Chinese
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