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Vantablack

Vantablack noun: a class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.

Noun

Vantablack (countable and uncountable, plural Vantablacks)

  1. (uncountable) A class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.
  2. A very dark shade of black.

Adjective

Vantablack (not comparable)

  1. Of a very dark shade of black.

Forms of Vantablack

pluralVantablacks

Origin of Vantablack

From VANTA (“vertically aligned carbon nanotube array”) + black.

Questions about Vantablack

What does Vantablack mean?
Vantablack means a class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.
What part of speech is Vantablack?
Vantablack can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Vantablack?
The plural of Vantablack is Vantablacks.

Words near Vantablack in the dictionary

  1. vant
  2. vant-courier
  3. vant-couriers
  4. VANTA
  5. Vantaa
  6. Vantablack
  7. vantage
  8. vantage game
  9. vantage games
  10. vantage point
  11. vantage points

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