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onyx::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | calcedony, chalcedony |
| Has types | sardonyx |
Examples of onyx
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In front, it's an exotic, atmospheric lounge with a glowing, back-lit onyx bar.
From the freep.com
The HP Mini 1000 is available in black with an onyx-toned swirl imprint design.
From the usatoday.com
For a bigger impact, face a fireplace with exotic stone like onyx or quartzite.
From the tennessean.com
Onyx brick backsplash and copper faucets add an element of surprise to the space.
From the courier-journal.com
Made from semi-precious stones on brass, colours include amethyst, lapis and onyx.
From the independent.co.uk
Onyx plunged 26% after its fourth quarter fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
From the forbes.com
Onyx Building Group is taking applications for work at the Ellsworth Airforce Base.
From the jobview.monster.com
The sleek bar and fireplace of red onyx put a modern imprint on the interior.
From the jsonline.com
Up close the work dissolves into a series of onyx discs attached to the wall.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
- Onyx is a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx available contain bands of colors of white, tan, and brown.
- Onyx is a banded variety of the oxide mineral chalcedony. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the form of the bands: agate has curved bands and onyx has parallel bands. The colors of its bands range from white to almost every color (save some shades, such as purple or blue). Commonly, specimens of onyx contain bands of black and/or white.
- Onyx is a DC Comics fictional character. She is a superhero based in Gotham City and an ally of Batman. She is highly trained in martial arts and serves as a member of the League of Assassins before reforming and becoming a vigilante.
- Onyx is an American hardcore hip hop group from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. The group is composed of East Coast rappers Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Starr. Sonny Seeza (formerly known as both Suavu00E9 and Sonsee) and the late Big DS (Marlon Fletcher) were also members; Big DS left after the group's debut album...
- Onyx is a Swiss intelligence gathering system maintained by the Swiss Army. The costs of the system are not public, but the amount of 100 million Swiss francs has been mentioned several times , in particular in 2000 by Werner Marti, SP deputy to the National Council of Switzerland. ...
- Onyx is a stack-oriented programming language.
- A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz; jet-black
- A semi-precious sedimentary gemstone of calcite variety with an extremely fine crystal formation. Onyx is valued for its translucent quality and can be backlit for dramatic effect.
