Onyx (disambiguation)
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Onyx
is a banded variety of chalcedony (quartz).
Onyx can also be used to mean the color black
, especially "jet" black.
Onyx may also refer to:
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.-Etymology:...
is a banded variety of chalcedony (quartz).
Onyx can also be used to mean the color black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
, especially "jet" black.
Onyx may also refer to:
Locations
- Onyx, CaliforniaOnyx, CaliforniaOnyx is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Onyx is located east-northeast of Weldon, at an elevation of 2795 feet...
, a census-designated place located in Kern County, California - Onyx Cave (disambiguation), a common name for caves in the United States
- Onyx RiverOnyx RiverThe Onyx River is a meltwater stream which flows westward through the Wright Valley from Wright Lower Glacier and Lake Brownworth at the foot of the glacier to Lake Vanda, during a few months of the Antarctic summer....
, a meltwater stream in the Antarctic - The titular fictitious planet in the novel Halo: Ghosts of OnyxHalo: Ghosts of OnyxGhosts of Onyx is a novel by Eric Nylund, set in the universe of the Halo video game series and released on October 31, 2006. Ghosts of Onyx was the fourth Halo novel published, and Nylund's third contribution to the series...
People and characters
- Onyx (wrestler)Onyx (wrestler)Kyle McNeely is an American professional wrestler. He is best known under the ring name Onyx and for his stint in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a member of The Elite Guard.-World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment :...
, the pro wrestler Kyle McNeely - Onyx (comics)Onyx (comics)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....
, a fictional comic book character in the DC Universe, mainly associated with the Batman titles - OnixOnix (Pokémon)Onix, known in Japan as , is a Pokémon species in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Onix first appeared in the video games Pokémon Red and Blue and in subsequent sequels, later appearing in various merchandise, spinoff titles and animated and printed adaptations...
, a fictional character in the Pokémon series - Onyx Von Trollenberg, a character from the animated series Trollz
- Onyx PrimalOnyx PrimalOnyx Primal is the name of a fictional character in the Beast Wars Transformers universe.- Beast Wars :Onyx Primal's original BotCon tech specs described him as a former agent and assassin of the Tripredacus Council, similar to Ravage and Flamewar. However, a falling out with his Predacon...
, a Predacon Assassin from the Beast Wars: Transformers cartoon series
Music
- Onyx (group), a Queens-based hip-hop group
- The OnyxThe OnyxThe Onyx was formed in Wadebridge, Cornwall in 1965. Out of the ashes of Rick & The Hayseeds the band came to be known as The Onyx Set, named after an Onyx ring owned by original band member Mike Black-Borow. After various changes in the line-up they shortened their name to The Onyx and the classic...
, a Cornish 1960s band - The Onyx Hotel TourThe Onyx Hotel TourThe Onyx Hotel Tour was the fourth concert tour by American recording artist Britney Spears. It supported her fourth studio album In the Zone and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote the album was announced in December 2003...
, 2004 tour by pop singer Britney Spears - In the 1940s, one of the three top jazz clubs in Manhattan 52nd Street Jazz center
Organizations
- Onyx Soundlab, a Connecticut recording studio
- Onyx Software Corporation, a customer, process and performance management software company
- Onyx GraphicsOnyx GraphicsONYX Graphics, Inc. develops and markets commercial printing software and solutions for the digital color printing marketplace. Their color management workflow software products drive production large-format inkjet printer models from Epson, Hewlett-Packard, Canon, and Scitex Vision.ONYX has been a...
, large-format inkjet color management software company - Onyx Grand Prix, a short-lived Formula One team, 1989-1990
- Onyx Environnement, the waste management division of Veolia Environnement
- Onyx Sports CarsOnyx Sports CarsOnyx Sports Cars Ltd is a UK kit car manufacturer. They produce the Onyx Mongoose, a mid-engined machine made for the Rover K engine from a Rover Metro or Rover 200 Series, and the Onyx Firefox, a two seated open sports car made using the Rover K engine in front wheel drive position. The Onyx...
Technology
- SGI OnyxSGI OnyxThe SGI Onyx, code named Eveready and Terminator , is a series of visualization systems designed and manufactured by SGI, introduced in 1993 and offered in two models, deskside and rackmount. The Onyx's basic system architecture is based on the SGI Challenge servers, but with the notable inclusion...
, a line of symmetric multiprocessing computers from Silicon Graphics that are frequently used for high-end graphics, modeling, and simulation work - Synaptics OnyxSynapticsSynaptics develops human interface solutions for many major consumer electronics companies, such as Apple Inc., Asus, Acer, Dell, Gateway, HP, HTC, Lenovo, LG, Logitech, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and several others...
, a concept cellphone designed to display Synaptics ClearPad technology - Onyx (satellite), a code name often associated with newer variants of the Lacrosse satellite, a series of reconnaissance satellite owned by the United States National Reconnaissance Office
- Onyx (interception system)Onyx (interception system)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...
, a Swiss intelligence gathering system - Onyx (programming language), a BSD-licensed embeddable stack-based programming language
- Onyx-015, an adenovirus being researched for cancer treatment
- OnyXOnyXDeveloped by French developer Joël Barrière, OnyX is a popular freeware utility for Mac OS X and is compatible with both PowerPC and Intel processors. As a multifunctional tool for maintenance and optimization, it can control many basic Unix programs already built into OS X, including setting...
, a freeware system maintenance and optimization tool for Mac OS X - ONIX (ONline Information eXchange), an XML Schema for representing book industry product information
- Onyx SystemsOnyx SystemsOnyx Systems, Inc., founded in Cupertino, California in 1979 by Bob Marsh and Kip Myers, was one of the earliest vendors of microprocessor-based Unix systems...
, a company that made computer systems based on the ZilogZilogZilog, Inc., previously known as ZiLOG , is a manufacturer of 8-bit and 24-bit microcontrollers, and is most famous for its Intel 8080-compatible Z80 series.-History:...
Z8000 microprocessor and Bell LabsBell LabsBell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
' UnixUnixUnix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna... - BlackBerry BoldBlackBerry BoldThe BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a line of smartphones developed by Research in Motion. The family includes the 9000 , the 9700 , the 9650 and 9780, both of which were released in 2010, 9788 released in 2011 and the 9900/9930, the first touchscreen Bold, released in August 2011...
9700 (codenamed "Onyx"), a smartphone from RIM
Vessels
- USS Onyx (PYc-5)USS Onyx (PYc-5)USS Onyx , was a diesel coastal patrol yacht of the United States Navy during World War II.The ship was built in 1924 as Janey III by Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp. of Morris Heights, New York, and was subsequently renamed Rene and Pegasus.Purchased by the Navy on 3 December 1940 from Clifford C...
a United States Navy patrol vessel of the mid-20th century - HMS OnyxHMS OnyxSeven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:*HMS Onyx was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1808 and sold in 1819....
, the name of seven ships of the Royal Navy - M/Y Onyx, privately owned Super-yacht
- MS Onyx, a passenger ferry formerly known as Fennia and Casino Express
See also
- Onix (disambiguation)
- P-800 OniksP-800 OniksThe P-800 Oniks for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55...
— RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n (former SovietSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
) supersonicSupersonicSupersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound . For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C this speed is approximately 343 m/s, 1,125 ft/s, 768 mph or 1,235 km/h. Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are often...
anti-shipAnti-ship missileAnti-ship missiles are guided missiles that are designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea-skimming type, many use a combination of inertial guidance and radar homing...
cruise missileCruise missileA cruise missile is a guided missile that carries an explosive payload and is propelled, usually by a jet engine, towards a land-based or sea-based target. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhead over long distances with high accuracy...
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