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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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adjective. : situated beyond the sea. Examples of ultramarine in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun. Researchers found that when winter drenches the atmosphere in a deep, pervasive blue, reindeer tapetum also darkens into a rich, reflective ultramarine.
Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder.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.
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.
Define ultramarine. ultramarine synonyms, ultramarine pronunciation, ultramarine translation, English dictionary definition of ultramarine. n. 1. a. A blue pigment made from powdered lapis lazuli. b. A similar pigment made synthetically by heating clay, sodium carbonate, and sulfur together.
Ultramarine Definition. ŭltrə-mə-rēn. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. 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 A blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder.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.
