onyx

on·yx  (nks)

n.

A chalcedony that occurs in bands of different colors and is used as a gemstone, especially in cameos and intaglios.

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[Middle English onix, from Old French, from Latin onyx, from Greek onux, nail, onyx; see nogh- in Indo-European roots.]

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onyx [ˈɒnɪks]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a variety of chalcedony with alternating black and white parallel bands, used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO₂

2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) a compact variety of calcite used as an ornamental stone; onyx marble. Formula: CaCO₃

[from Latin from Greek: fingernail (so called from its veined appearance)]

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onyx  (nks)

A type of chalcedony that occurs in straight and parallel bands of different colors, often black and white.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

onyx - a chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos calcedony, chalcedony - a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz sardonyx - an onyx characterized by parallel layers of sard and a different colored mineral

Translations

onyx [ˈɒnɪks] N → ónice m, ónix m

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onyx [ˈɒnɪks] n → onyx m

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onyx

n → Onyx m

adj → Onyx-; onyx jewellery (Brit) or jewelry (US) → Onyxschmuck m

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onyx [ˈɒnɪks] n → onice f

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onyx [ˈɒnɪks] n → onice f

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onyx

n onyx [ˈoniks]

a type of precious stone with layers of different colours The ashtray is made of onyx; (also adjective ) an onyx ashtray. oniks, onikssteen مَرْمَر оникс onyx(ový) onyks; onyks- der Onyx, Onyx-... όνυχας ónice oonüks سنگ سلیمانی onyksi (d') onyx שׁוֹהָם सुलेमानी पत्थर oniks ónix batu akik ónyx onice; di onice しまめのう 줄 마노, 오닉스: 보석의 일종 oniksas onikss oniks onyx onyks onyks ónix (de) onix оникс ónyx; ónyxový oniks oniks onyx หินซึ่งมีชั้นสีต่างกันและใช้เป็นเครื่องประดับ damarlı akik 縞瑪瑙 онікс سنگ سليماني mã não 缟玛瑙