ultramarine
In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up…In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli, and now usually either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)In full ultramarine blue: a brilliant blue pigment traditionally made from ground-up lapis lazuli, and now usually either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
Ultramarinblau, Königsblau
ультрамари́нulʹtramarín
blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
(countable, uncountable)A brilliant dark blue or slightly purplish colour like that of the pigment.
Ultramarinblau
ультрамари́нulʹtramarín
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, from Latin ultrā (“beyond”) + marīnus (“of or rBorrowed from Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, from Latin ultrā (“beyond”) + marīnus (“of or relating to the sea, marine”). By surface analysis, ultra + marine.
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Forms
plural: ultramarines| Singular | ultramarine |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli:ultramarine blue
Word family
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