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  • Okänd accent:
    • IPA: /ˈɔnɪks/
    • IPA: /ˈɒ.nɪks/
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Substantiv
1.oniksmineralogi

Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (mineralogy) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz.
  2. A jet-black color, named after the gemstone.

Adjektiv

  1. jet-black

Exempel

  • And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
  • There was no moon, only stars set brilliantly in the soft black onyx of the sky : a black night and very silent on Cimiez ; and a black and silent prospect from the verandah [...]

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