Definitions for onyxˈɒn ɪks, ˈoʊ nɪks
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
on•yxˈɒn ɪks, ˈoʊ nɪks(n.)
a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors.
Category: Mineralogy
(not in technical use) an unbanded chalcedony dyed for ornamental purposes.
Category: Mineralogy
black, esp. a pure or jet black.
(adj.)black, esp. jet black.
Origin of onyx:
1250–1300; ME onix < L onyx < Gk ónyx nail, claw, veined gem
Princeton's WordNet
onyx(noun)
a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
Wiktionary
onyx(Noun)
A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
onyx(Adjective)
jet-black
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.
Translations for onyx
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
onyx(noun)
a type of precious stone with layers of different colours
The ashtray is made of onyx; (also adjective) an onyx ashtray.
- oniks, onikssteenAfrikaans
- مَرْمَرArabic
- ониксBulgarian
- ônixPortuguese (BR)
- onyx(ový)Czech
- der Onyx, Onyx-...German
- onyks; onyks-Danish
- όνυχαςGreek
- óniceSpanish
- oonüksEstonian
- سنگ سلیمانیFarsi
- onyksiFinnish
- (d') onyxFrench
- שׁוֹהָםHebrew
- सुलेमानी पत्थरHindi
- oniksCroatian
- ónixHungarian
- batu akikIndonesian
- ónyxIcelandic
- onice; di oniceItalian
- しまめのうJapanese
- 줄 마노, 오닉스: 보석의 일종Korean
- oniksasLithuanian
- onikssLatvian
- oniksMalay
- onyxDutch
- onyksNorwegian
- onyksPolish
- سنگ سلیمانیPersian
- يو ډول ډبرهPashto
- ónixPortuguese
- (de) onixRomanian
- ониксRussian
- ónyx; ónyxovýSlovak
- oniksSlovenian
- oniksSerbian
- onyxSwedish
- หินซึ่งมีชั้นสีต่างกันและใช้เป็นเครื่องประดับThai
- damarlı akikTurkish
- 縞瑪瑙Chinese (Trad.)
- оніксUkrainian
- سنگ سليمانيUrdu
- mã nãoVietnamese
- 缟玛瑙Chinese (Simp.)
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