Hybrid may refer to:

Science

* Hybrid (biology), an offspring resulting from cross-breeding ** Hybrid grape, grape varieties produced by cross-breeding two ''Vitis'' species **

Hybridity Hybridity, in its most basic sense, refers to mixture. The term originates from biology and was subsequently employed in linguistics and in racial theory in the nineteenth century. Young, Robert. ''Colonial Desire: Hybridity in Theory, Culture and R ...

, the property of a hybrid plant which is a union of two different genetic parent strains *

Hybrid (particle physics) Exotic mesons are mesons that have quantum numbers not possible in the quark model; some proposals for non-standard quark model mesons could be: ;glueballs or gluonium: Glueballs have no valence quarks at all. ;tetraquarks: Tetraquarks have two v ...

, a valence quark-antiquark pair and one or more gluons *

Hybrid solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...

, a rare solar eclipse type

Technology

Transportation

Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle is one that uses two or more distinct types of power, such as submarines that use diesel when surfaced and batteries when submerged. Other means to store energy include pressurized fluid in hydraulic hybrids. The basic princip ...

, a vehicle using more than one power source or an engine sourced from a different chassis ** Hybrid electric vehicle, a vehicle using both internal combustion and electric power sources ***

Plug-in hybrid A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid electric vehicle whose battery pack can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engin ...

, whose battery can be recharged by a charging cable *

Hybrid bicycle Hybrid bicycles blend characteristics from more specialized road bikes, touring bikes and mountain bikes. The resulting "hybrid" is a general-purpose bike that can tolerate a wide range of riding conditions and applications. Their stability, comf ...

, a bicycle with features of road and mountain bikes * Hybrid train, a locomotive, railcar, or train that uses an onboard rechargeable energy storage system * Hybrid motorcycle, a motorcycle built using components from more than one original-manufacturer products, such as Norvin,

TriBSA The Tribsa, or Tri-B.S.A., was a Custom motorcycle, custom built café racer or Off-road motorcycle, off road motorcycle of the 1960s and 1970s. Its name was an Amalgamation (names), amalgamation of Triumph and BSA. The purpose was to combine t ...

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Triton Triton commonly refers to: * Triton (mythology), a Greek god * Triton (moon), a satellite of Neptune Triton may also refer to: Biology * Triton cockatoo, a parrot * Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails * ''Triton'', a synonym of ''Triturus' ...

* Hybrid rocket, a rocket motor using propellants from two different states of matter *

Hybrid shipping container A hybrid shipping container is a shipping system that uses the energy of phase-change material (PCM) in combination with the ability to recharge without removing the media. This ability is known as " cold-energy battery". Currently, this technolo ...

, a container using phase change material in combination with the ability to recharge itself

Electricity and electronics

Hybrid generator A stand-alone power system (SAPS or SPS), also known as remote area power supply (RAPS), is an off-the-grid electricity system for locations that are not fitted with an electricity distribution system. Typical SAPS include one or more methods of e ...

, an electric power system comprising two or more generators that supply power to a single output * Hybrid power, the combination of a power producer and the means to store that power in an energy storage medium **

Hybrid power source Hybrid power are combinations between different technologies to produce power. In power engineering, the term 'hybrid' describes a combined power and energy storage system. Examples of power producers used in hybrid power are photovoltaics, ...

, a stand-alone power system that operates independently of a larger power grid network * Hybrid coil, a type of electrical transformer *

Hybrid coupler Power dividers (also power splitters and, when used in reverse, power combiners) and directional couplers are Passivity (engineering), passive devices used mostly in the field of radio technology. They couple a defined amount of the electromagne ...

, a passive device used in radio and telecommunications * Hybrid integrated circuit, a miniaturized electronic circuit combining different semiconductor devices and passive components on a substrate * Hybrid mass spectrometer, a combination of m/z separation devices of different types * Telephone hybrid, a type of telephone circuit * Three-way hybrid, a device to converge content delivered via three different video transport networks

Computing

* Hybrid laptop or hybrid tablet, a cross between a tablet computer and a laptop, running mobile operating system * Hybrid computer, a computer combining analog and digital features * Hybrid graphics, discrete and integrated graphics processing units * Hybrid drive, a device that combines a solid-state drive with hard disk drive

Materials

* Hybrid material, a composite of two constituents at the nanometer or molecular level * Hybrid gemstone, a stone combining natural material with artificial material * Hybrid paper-polymer banknote, a mixture of paper and polymer substance to make a secure banknote

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

Hybrid (DC Comics) The following is a list of fictional criminal and terrorist organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints. 0-9 100 Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, ind ...

, a fictional group of super villains *

Hybrid (Jimmy Marks) Hybrid (James "Jimmy" Marks) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Rom'' #17 (April 1981) by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema. Publication histor ...

, a fictional super villain in the Marvel Comics universe *

Hybrid (mythology) Hybrid beasts are creatures composed of parts from different animals, including humans, appearing in the folklore of a variety of cultures as legendary creatures. In burial sites Remains similar to those of mythological hybrids have been found ...

, a creature combining body parts of two or more species * Hybrid (''Underworld''), the resulting offspring when cross-mating Immortals, Vampires and Lycans * Hybrid (Scott Washington), a fictional anti-hero in the Marvel Comics universe

Films

* ''Hybrid'' (1997 film), a 1997 horror by Fred Olen Ray * ''Hybrid'', a 2000 documentary in the List of ''POV'' episodes * ''Hybrid'' (2007 film), a 2007 Syfy television film, 10th in the ''Maneater'' series * ''Hybrids'' (2015 film), a comedy starring Paul Sorvino * ''Hybrids'' (2017 film), an animated short * ''The Hybrid'' (film), a 2014 science-fiction film directed by Billy O'Brien

Games

* ''Hybrid'' (video game), a 2012 video game by 5th Cell for Xbox Live Arcade * ''

Tekken Hybrid ''Tekken Hybrid'' is a 2011 fighting video game collection released exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It consists of the film ''Tekken: Blood Vengeance'' (as a Blu-ray 3D format), with a remastered version of ''Tekken Tag Tournament'' and a demo ...

'', a 2011 PlayStation 3 game based on the movie ''Tekken: Blood Vengeance''

Music

Hybrid (British band) Hybrid is a British electronic music duo consisting of Mike and Charlotte Truman. The group was formed in 1995 by Mike Truman, Chris Healings, and Lee Mullin. At the time they were primarily known as a breakbeat collective, although they overla ...

, an electronic music group *

Hybrid (Spanish band) Hybrid was an extreme metal band formed in 2004 by musicians from other Madrid acts. Biography Hybrid was formed in March 2004 when Chus Maestro (One Last Word, Supra and formerly in Another Kind Of Death) recruited members from Human Mincer an ...

, an extreme metal band * ''Hybrid'' (Michael Brook album), a 1985 album by Michael Brook featuring the infinite guitar, or the title track * ''Hybrid'' (Gary Numan album), a 2002 album consisting of songs by Gary Numan remixed by other artists, or the title track * '' Hybrid Theory'', the debut album of Linkin Park, who was once known by the same name * ''Hybrids'' (album), a 1999 remix album by The Creatures * ''Hybrid Black'', the 2019 12th studio album by Balzac * ''Hybrid'' (Collie Buddz album), a 2019 reggae, hip-hop album by Collie Buddz * "Hybrid", a song by Lil Yachty from his 2021 mixtape '' Michigan Boy Boat'' *

Hybrid Recordings Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

, a record label that is a division of Metropolitan Talent

Other arts, entertainment and media

* Hybrid genre, a blend of different categories of art or culture * ''Hybrids'' (novel), a book in the ''Neanderthal Parallax'' trilogy by Robert J. Sawyer

Sports

Hybrid (golf) A hybrid is a type of club used in the sport of golf with a design borrowing from both irons and woods while differing from both. The name "hybrid" comes from genetics to denote a mixture of two different species with desirable characteristics o ...

, a golf club that has the characteristics between a wood and an iron * Hybrid martial arts, fighting systems that incorporate techniques and theories from several martial arts

Other uses

Blended learning Blended learning, also known as technology-mediated instruction, web-enhanced instruction, or mixed-mode instruction, is an approach to education that combines online educational materials and opportunities for interaction online with physical pla ...

, also known as hybrid learning, an educational model where some students attend class in-person, while others join the class virtually from home * Hybrid beasts in folklore, mythological or folkloric creatures that combination of different animals * Hybrid Graphics, often "Hybrid", a former graphics software company in Helsinki, Finland * Hybrid library, a library containing a mix of print and electronic resources * Hybrid mail, mail delivered using a combination of electronic and physical methods * Hybrid market, a system allowing stock trades to be completed either electronically or manually * Hybrid organization, an organization that mixes elements of various sectors of society *

Hybrid (people) Half-caste (an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different racial groups or cultures) is a term used for individuals of Multiracial, multiracial descent. It is derived from the term ''caste'', which comes from the Latin ''castus'' ...

, used to describe people of mixed ancestry in colonial empires, now considered offensive * Hybrid security, a type of economic instrument * Hybrid warfare, a military strategy * Hybrid word, a word derived from more than one language