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Ultraviolet vs Ultramarine - What's the difference?

ultraviolet | ultramarine |

As adjectives the difference between ultraviolet and ultramarine

is that ultraviolet is of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre while ultramarine is of a brilliant blue colour.

As nouns the difference between ultraviolet and ultramarine

is that ultraviolet is ultraviolet colour while ultramarine is a brilliant blue pigment that is either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.

ultraviolet

English

(wikipedia ultraviolet)

Adjective

  • of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 nanometre - 10 nanometre

    • See also

    * ultraviolet radiation

    Noun

  • Ultraviolet colour.

    • ultramarine

    English

    (wikipedia ultramarine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brilliant blue pigment that is either extracted from mineral deposits or made synthetically.
  • A brilliant pure dark blue or slightly purplish]] [[color, colour.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a brilliant blue colour.
  • Beyond the sea.
    • (Burke)

    See also

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