Topaz (disambiguation)
Topaz is a mineral or gemstone. It may also refer to:
Arts
In fictional characters and places
- Topaz (Malibu Comics), a character from Malibu Comics' series Ultraforce
- Topaz (Marvel Comics), a comic book sorceress
- Agent Topaz, a character in the anime Sonic X
- Topaz Trollhopper, a character from the animated series Trollz
- Sir Thopas, a character described in Chaucer's Tale of "Sir Thopas", one of The Canterbury Tales
- "The Topaz Man", a character for a series of romance novels played by Steve Sandalis
- Topaz Mortmain, a character from Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle and its subsequent film adaptation
In film and television
- Topaz (1945 film), an amateur film documenting the World War II Japanese-American internment camp Topaz
- Topaz (1969 film), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Leon Uris
- Topaz (1991 film), a Japanese film
- Topacio, (Spanish for Topaz), a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela
In literature
- Topaz (novel), a 1967 novel by Leon Uris
In music
- Topaz (album), a 1999 jazz album by The Rippingtons
- Topaz (Erik Friedlander album), 1999
- Topaz, a band consisting of Billy Cross, Rob Stoner and Jasper Hutchison
- "Topaz", an instrumental song by Journey from their self-titled debut album Journey
- "Topaz", a song by the B52s from their album Cosmic Thing
- "Topaz", a 2015 single by Jupiter
Biology
- Topaz (apple), a variety of apple
- Topaz (hummingbird), two species of hummingbirds in the genus Topaza
- Ruby topaz (Chrysolampis mosquitus), a species of hummingbird
- Topaz, a protein crystallography-related product of the company Fluidigm
Companies
- Topaz (bookmaker), often referred to as Topaz, a largest bookmaker in Azerbaijan.
- Topaz Energy, often referred to as Topaz, a petroleum retail chain in Ireland.
Computer related
- Topaz, the Ruby (programming language) implementation
- Topaz, the proprietary file format developed for the Amazon Kindle e-reader
- Topaz, the codename for HTC Touch Diamond2, a smartphone by HTC
- Project ToPaZ, an early codename for the GNOME 3 environment
Nuclear technology
- TOPAZ nuclear reactor, a series of lightweight nuclear reactors flown in space by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation
People
- Dudu Topaz (1946–2009), Israeli TV personality and actor
- Topaz, a cryptonym for Rainer Rupp, spy for East Germany who worked at NATO headquarters in Brussels
- William Topaz McGonagall, a Scottish poet.
Places
- Topaz, California
- Topaz, Missouri
- Topaz Hotel, Washington, D.C.
- Topaz War Relocation Center, west of Delta, Utah
Vehicles
- Ekolot KR-030 Topaz, a Polish ultralight aircraft
- Mercury Topaz, a car made by Ford Motor Company from 1984–1994
- Topaze (rocket), a French rocket system of the 1960s
- Topper Topaz, a sailing dinghy which can be rigged with 1, 2 or 3 sails
- The Future Imagery Architecture radar imaging satellites
Vessels
- Topaz (ship), the sailing ship captained by Mayhew Folger that rediscovered Pitcairn Island
- Topaz (yacht), luxury motor yacht constructed by Lürssen in 2012
See also
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