ultramarine (redirected from Ultramarines)

ul·tra·ma·rine  (ltr-m-rn)

n.

1.

a. A blue pigment made from powdered lapis lazuli.

b. A similar pigment made synthetically by heating clay, sodium carbonate, and sulfur together.

2. A vivid or strong blue to purplish blue.

adj.

1. Of the color ultramarine.

2. Of or from a place beyond the sea.

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[From Medieval Latin ultrmarnus, from beyond the sea : Latin ultr, ultra- + Latin marnus, of the sea (from mare, sea; see mori- in Indo-European roots).]

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ultramarine [ˌʌltrəməˈriːn]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Dyeing) 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.

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a vivid blue colour

adj

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) of the colour ultramarine

2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) from across the seas

[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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ultramarine - First a blue pigment made from lapis lazuli, imported from Asia by sea, so, in Latin, it was ultramarinus, "beyond the seas."

See also related terms for lapis+lazuli.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ultramarine - blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli ultramarine blue pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) French blue, French ultramarine, French ultramarine blue - ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
	2.	ultramarine - a vivid blue to purple-blue color     blue, blueness - blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime; "he had eyes of bright blue"
Adj.	1.	ultramarine - of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

ultramarine [ˌʌltrəməˈriːn]

A. ADJ → ultramarino

B. N → azul m ultramarino or de ultramar

ultramarine [ˌʌltrəməˈriːn]

n → outremer m

adj → outremer inv

ultramarine [ˌʌltrəməˈriːn]

1. adj → oltremarino/a

2. n → oltremarino