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- Dictionaryultramarine/ˌʌltrəməˈriːn/
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- 1. a brilliant deep blue pigment originally obtained from lapis lazuli, now made from powdered fired clay, sodium carbonate, sulphur, and resin: "ultramarine blue"
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Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. [2] Its lengthy grinding and washing process makes the natural pigment quite valuable—roughly ten times more expensive than the stone it comes from and as expensive as gold. [3] [4] The name ultramarine comes from the Latin ultramarinus.
noun. ul· tra· ma· rine ˌəl-trə-mə-ˈrēn. 1. : a vivid blue. 2. a (1) : a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli. (2) : a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash, sulfur, and charcoal. b. : any of several related pigments. ultramarine. 2 of 2. adjective. : situated beyond the sea. Examples of ultramarine in a Sentence.
adjective. us / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / uk / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / of a bright blue color: Often when she went out she wore an ultramarine evening dress. Below is an ultramarine sea, streaked emerald green. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
1. a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc. 2. a vivid blue colour. adjective. 3. of the colour ultramarine. 4. from across the seas. Collins English Dictionary.
Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. A blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A blue pigment of similar chemical composition prepared from other substances. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Any of certain other pigments. Yellow ultramarine. Webster's New World. Deep blue.
a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc. a vivid blue colour.
ultramarine, pigment in the gem lapis lazuli, used by painters as early as the European Middle Ages. Ore containing the colour was ground, and the powdered lapis lazuli was separated from the other mineral matter.
Definition of ultramarine noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "ULTRAMARINE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word ultramarine mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ultramarine. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
