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cobalt blue

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. greenish blue, aqua, aquamarine, turquoise, cobalt blue, peacock bluenoun

    a shade of blue tinged with green

  2. cobalt blue, cobalt ultramarinenoun

    greenish-blue pigment consisting essentially of cobalt oxide and alumina

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  1. cobalt blueadjective

    The color of the pigment zaffre.

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  1. Cobalt blue

    Cobalt blue is a blue pigment made by sintering cobalt(II) oxide with aluminum(III) oxide (alumina) at 1200 °C. Chemically, cobalt blue pigment is cobalt(II) oxide-aluminium oxide, or cobalt(II) aluminate, CoAl2O4. Cobalt blue is lighter and less intense than the (iron-cyanide based) pigment Prussian blue. It is extremely stable and historically has been used as a coloring agent in ceramics (especially Chinese porcelain), jewelry, and paint. Transparent glasses are tinted with the silica-based cobalt pigment smalt.

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  1. cobalt blue

    Cobalt blue is a bright, intense blue color that is derived from cobalt salts of alumina, a pigmented compound used in ceramics and glass. It is highly prized for its color stability, intensity, and resistance to heat and light. As a paint and pigment, cobalt blue is used in artwork, ceramics, pottery, stained glass, and architecture.

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  1. Cobalt blue

    Cobalt blue is the cool blue color of the pigments made using cobalt salts of alumina. Cobalt blue pigments are extremely stable, and have historically been used as coloring agents in ceramics, jewellery, and paint. Transparent glasses are tinted with the silica-based cobalt pigment smalt. Chemically, cobalt blue pigment is a cobalt oxide-aluminium oxide, or cobalt aluminate, CoAl2O4. The compound is made by sintering finely ground CoO and Al2O3 at 1200 °C. Cobalt blue is lighter and less intense than Prussian blue.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cobalt blue in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cobalt blue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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