Vantablack

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noun

A class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.

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Meanings

nounVantablack (countable and uncountable, plural Vantablacks)

plural Vantablacks

  1. uncountableA class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.
  2. countableuncountableA very dark shade of black.
adjectiveVantablack (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a very dark shade of black.

Origin

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

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APA

Vantablack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantablack

MLA

“Vantablack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantablack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vantablack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vantablack.

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