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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 can be a noun or an adjective. As a noun, it means a vivid blue or a blue pigment. As an adjective, it means situated beyond the sea.
Ultramarine is a permanent and expensive pigment made by grinding lapis lazuli, a mineral containing lazurite and sulfur. It was used by Renaissance painters for robes of the Virgin Mary and symbolized holiness and humility.
Ultramarine is a bright blue colour or an adjective that describes something of this colour. Learn how to use it in sentences and see related words and phrases.
Ultramarine is a bright blue color or a word to describe something of that color. Learn how to use it in sentences, see pictures and find out how to say it in other languages.
Ultramarine is a blue color or pigment derived from lapis lazuli, a stone imported from Asia. Learn more about its history, usage, and synonyms from Dictionary.com.
Ultramarine is a blue pigment or color derived from lapis lazuli, a stone imported from Asia. It can also mean beyond the sea or a vivid blue shade. See different sources and translations of the term.
noun. 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.
