ultramarine

[ uhl-truh-muh-reen ]

/ ˌʌl trə məˈrin /

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adjective

of the color ultramarine.

beyond the sea.

noun

a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli.

a similar artificial blue pigment.

any of various other pigments.

a deep-blue color.

Origin of ultramarine

1590–1600; <Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, equivalent to Latin ultrāultra- + marīnusmarine

Words nearby ultramarine

ultraligation, ultralight, ultralow frequency, ultramafic, ultramarathon, ultramarine, ultrametamorphism, ultramicrobalance, ultramicrochemistry, ultramicrofiche, ultramicrometer

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Example sentences from the Web for ultramarine

In a little while a multitude had come out, the remoter just little specks of ultramarine in the shadow of the eastward cliff.
Twelve Stories and a Dream|H. G. Wells
The second section he made full of golden stars on a ground of ultramarine.
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects|Giorgio Vasari
I once saw a deep blue band upon a mesa near San Diego, which vied in richness with the ultramarine of the sea just beyond.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Very good results in soap may be obtained by mixing a fast blue, as ultramarine or cobalt blue, with a red as rhodamine or eosine.
Soap-Making Manual|E. G. Thomssen

For the dark shade of ultramarine blue, a coat of lampblack furnishes a most excellent and effective ground color.
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting|Mayton Clarence Hillick

British Dictionary definitions for ultramarine

ultramarine

/ (ˌʌltrəməˈriːn) /

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

Word Origin for ultramarine

C17: from Medieval Latin ultramarinus, from ultrā beyond (see ultra-) + mare sea; so called because the lapis lazuli from which the pigment was made was imported from Asia

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单词	ultramarine
释义	ultramarine [ uhl-truh-muh-reen ] / ˌʌl trə məˈrin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ultramarine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of the color ultramarine. beyond the sea. noun a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli. a similar artificial blue pigment. any of various other pigments. a deep-blue color. Origin of ultramarine 1590–1600; <Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, equivalent to Latin ultrāultra- + marīnusmarine Words nearby ultramarine ultraligation, ultralight, ultralow frequency, ultramafic, ultramarathon, ultramarine, ultrametamorphism, ultramicrobalance, ultramicrochemistry, ultramicrofiche, ultramicrometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ultramarine In a little while a multitude had come out, the remoter just little specks of ultramarine in the shadow of the eastward cliff. Twelve Stories and a Dream\|H. G. Wells The second section he made full of golden stars on a ground of ultramarine. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects\|Giorgio Vasari I once saw a deep blue band upon a mesa near San Diego, which vied in richness with the ultramarine of the sea just beyond. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons Very good results in soap may be obtained by mixing a fast blue, as ultramarine or cobalt blue, with a red as rhodamine or eosine. Soap-Making Manual\|E. G. Thomssen For the dark shade of ultramarine blue, a coat of lampblack furnishes a most excellent and effective ground color. Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting\|Mayton Clarence Hillick British Dictionary definitions for ultramarine ultramarine / (ˌʌltrəməˈriːn) / 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 Word Origin for ultramarine C17: from Medieval Latin ultramarinus, from ultrā beyond (see ultra-) + mare sea; so called because the lapis lazuli from which the pigment was made was imported from Asia Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ultramarine blue-green, turquoise, royal, azure, navy, indigo, sapphire, cobalt, beryl, teal, cerulean
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ultramarine

adjective

noun

Origin of ultramarine

Words nearby ultramarine

Example sentences from the Web for ultramarine

British Dictionary definitions for ultramarine

noun

adjective

Word Origin for ultramarine

Words related to ultramarine