What does umber mean?
Definitions for umber
ˈʌm bərum·ber
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Princeton's WordNet
umbernoun
an earth pigment
chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber, burnt umberadjective
a medium brown to dark-brown color
umberadjective
of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments
Wiktionary
umberadjective
(colour) of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Umbernoun
1.Umber is a sad colour; which grind with gum-water, and lighten it with a little ceruse, and a shive of saffron. Henry Peacham
I’ll put myself in poor and mean attire,
And with a kind of umber smirch my face. William Shakespeare.Umbre is very sensible and earthy; there is nothing but pure black which can dispute with it. Dryden.
The umbres, ochres, and minerals found in the fissures, are much finer than those found in the strata. John Woodward.
The umber and grayling differ as the herring and pilcher do: but though they may do so in other nations, those in England differ nothing but in their names. Izaak Walton, Angler.
Wikipedia
Umber
Umber is a natural brown earth pigment that contains iron oxide and manganese oxide. In its natural form, it is called raw umber. When calcined, the color becomes warmer and it becomes known as burnt umber. Its name derives from terra d'ombra, or earth of Umbria, the Italian name of the pigment. Umbria is a mountainous region in central Italy where the pigment was originally extracted. The word also may be related to the Latin word umbra, meaning "shadow".Umber is not one precise color, but a range of different colors, from medium to dark in value, from greenish to reddish in hue. The color of the natural earth depends primarily upon the proportions of iron oxide and manganese in the clay. Umber earth pigments contain between five and twenty percent manganese oxide, which accounts for their being a darker and less saturated color than the related earth pigment, sienna. Commercial umber pigments vary in color depending on their origin and how they are processed. Not all pigments marketed as "umber" contain natural earths; some contain synthetic iron and manganese oxides. Pigments containing the natural umber earths are typically identified by the Color Index Generic Name, PBr7 (Pigment brown 7).
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umber
Umber is a natural brown or reddish-brown earth pigment that contains iron oxide and manganese oxide. It is darker than other similar earth pigments, like ochre and sienna. The color can range from dark brown to a lighter, reddish hue depending on the amount of manganese. It is often used in art for painting and drawing for its rich and warm tones.
Webster Dictionary
Umbernoun
a brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below
Umbernoun
an umbrere
Umbernoun
see Grayling, 1
Umbernoun
an African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird
Umberadjective
of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky
Umberverb
to color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face
Wikidata
Umber
Umber is a natural brown clay pigment that contains iron and manganese oxides. The color becomes more intense when calcined, and the resulting pigment is called burnt umber. Its name derives from the Latin word umbra and was originally extracted in Umbria, a mountainous region of central Italy, but it is found in many parts of the world. Some of the finest umber comes from Cyprus. It has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. Umber is not one precise color, but a range of different colors, from medium to dark, from yellowish to reddish to grayish. The color of the natural earth depends upon the amount of iron oxide and manganese in the clay. Commercial colors vary depending upon the manufacturer or the color list. Not all pigments contain natural earths; many contain synthetic colorants, named on the labels. The Italian versions of natural umber and burnt umber are more reddish than some American versions.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Umber
um′bėr, n. a brown earthy mineral used as a pigment.—adjs. Um′bered, tinged with umber; Um′bery, relating to, or like, umber. [Umbria.]
Etymology and Origins
Umber
From Umbria in Italy, where this pigment was first obtained.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
UMBER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Umber is ranked #91625 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Umber surname appeared 201 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Umber.
86% or 173 total occurrences were White.
6.4% or 13 total occurrences were Black.
3.4% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of umber in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of umber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of umber in a Sentence
Le Corbusier was the sort of relentlessly rational intellectual that only France loves wholeheartedly, the logician who flies higher and higher in ever-decreasing circles until, with one last, utterly inevitable induction, he disappears up his own fundamental aperture and emerges in the fourth dimension as a needle-thin umber bird.
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