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- Dictionaryultramarine/ˌʌltrəməˈriːn/
noun
- 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Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. 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. The name ultramarine comes from the Latin ultramarinus.
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. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
adjective. uk / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / us / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / of a bright blue colour: 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.
noun. 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. adjective. of the colour ultramarine. from across the seas. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ultramarine 1.
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. A blue pigment made from powdered lapis lazuli. b. A similar pigment made synthetically by heating clay, sodium carbonate, and sulfur together. 2. A vivid or strong blue to purplish blue. adj. 1. Of the color ultramarine. 2. Of or from a place beyond the sea.
Ultramarine is a blue pigment, and the name of a blue colour. The pigment is found naturally. It is ground down from a mineral called Lazurite, the main component of lapis lazuli. [1] . The colour is due to the presence of S−3 anions (trisulfur). Synthetic ultramarine[change | change source]
