meaning of ultramarine
1. Situated or being beyond the sea.
2. 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.
3. vivid blue to purple-blue
Related Words
ultramarine | ultramarine blue |
