"Vantablack" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From VANTA (“vertically aligned carbon nanotube array”) + black. Etymology templates: {{af|en|VANTA|black|t1=vertically aligned carbon nanotube array}} VANTA (“vertically aligned carbon nanotube array”) + black Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Vantablack (not comparable)
  1. Of a very dark shade of black. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Blacks
    Sense id: en-Vantablack-en-adj-cmpEW1km Disambiguation of Blacks: 33 37 31

Noun

Forms: Vantablacks [plural]
Etymology: From VANTA (“vertically aligned carbon nanotube array”) + black. Etymology templates: {{af|en|VANTA|black|t1=vertically aligned carbon nanotube array}} VANTA (“vertically aligned carbon nanotube array”) + black Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Vantablack (countable and uncountable, plural Vantablacks)
  1. (uncountable) A class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Blacks
    Sense id: en-Vantablack-en-noun-D0k5EvSF Disambiguation of Blacks: 33 37 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 95 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 0
  2. A very dark shade of black. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Blacks
    Sense id: en-Vantablack-en-noun-iSFlRmAY Disambiguation of Blacks: 33 37 31
     
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