ul·tra·ma·rine
ˌəl-trə-mə-ˈrēn 
1
: a vivid blue
2
a(1)
: a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli
(2)
: a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash, sulfur, and charcoal
b
: any of several related pigments
: situated beyond the sea
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
And some, like the woman in Germany, were skilled enough to be trusted to work with a rare and expensive material like ultramarine.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
Of those three colors, an ultramarine blue emerged as its predominant shade (though the party’s current tree logo is a paler shade than some of its predecessors).
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 July 2024
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Noun
Researchers found that when winter drenches the atmosphere in a deep, pervasive blue, reindeer tapetum also darkens into a rich, reflective ultramarine.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023
And some, like the woman in Germany, were skilled enough to be trusted to work with a rare and expensive material like ultramarine.
—Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
Adjective
As previously reported, past analyses of Rembrandt's paintings identified many pigments the Dutch master used in his work, including lead white, multiple ochres, bone black, vermilion, madder lake, azurite, ultramarine, yellow lake, and lead-tin yellow, among others.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 July 2024
Of those three colors, an ultramarine blue emerged as its predominant shade (though the party’s current tree logo is a paler shade than some of its predecessors).
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 1 July 2024
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“Ultramarine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultramarine. Accessed 22 Aug. 2024.
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