Black, in physics, what is perceived with the human eye when light is absent or when all wavelengths are absorbed. Unlike the colors of the spectrum, black lacks hue, so it is considered an achromatic color. Pigments for black come from such sources as burnt vines or bones or from artificial chemical compounds.
Detailsnoun the color at one extreme end of the scale of grays, opposite to white, absorbing all light incident upon it.: Compare white (def. 20). black clothing, especially as a sign of mourning: He wore black at the funeral. Chess, Checkers. the dark-colored men or pieces or squares. black pigment: lamp black. Slang. black beauty.
DetailsBlack or less commonly black. a. : of or relating to any of various population groups of especially African ancestry often considered as having dark pigmentation of the skin but in fact having a wide range of skin colors. Black Americans. Note: Capitalization of Black in this use is now widely established. b.
DetailsBlack is a color seen with fear and the unknown (black holes). It can have a bad meaning (blackbird, black bunny) or a good meaning ('in the black', 'black is beautiful'). Black can stand for strength and power. It can be a formal, elegant, and high-class color (black tie, black Mercedes, black man).
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