Definitions for ultramarineˌʌl trə məˈrin
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ul•tra•ma•rineˌʌl trə məˈrin(adj.)
of a deep blue color.
beyond the sea.
(n.)a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli.
Category: Fine Arts
a similar artificial blue pigment.
Category: Fine Arts
any of various related pigments.
Category: Fine Arts
a deep blue color.
Origin of ultramarine:
1590–1600; < ML ultrāmarīnus= L ultrāultra-+marīnusmarine
Princeton's WordNet
ultramarine, ultramarine blue(noun)
blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
ultramarine(adj)
a vivid blue to purple-blue color
ultramarine(adj)
of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
Wiktionary
ultramarine(Noun)
a brilliant blue pigment that is either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
ultramarine(Adjective)
having a brilliant blue colour.
Webster Dictionary
Ultramarine(adj)
situated or being beyond the sea
Ultramarine(noun)
a blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively
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