Ul"tra*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. ultraïsme. See Ultra-.] The principles of
those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like.
Dr. H. More.
Ul"tra*ist, n. One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an
extremist; a radical; an ultra.
Ul`tra*ma*rine" (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + marine.] Situated or being
beyond the sea. Burke.
Ul`tra*ma*rine", n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis
lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, — from Asia.]
(Chem.) A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but
now produced in large quantities by fusing together silica, alumina,
soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass, colored blue by the sodium
polysulphides made in the fusion. Also used adjectively.
Green ultramarine, a green pigment obtained as a first product in the
manufacture of ultramarine, into which it is changed by subsequent
treatment. — Ultramarine ash or ashes (Paint.), a pigment which is the
residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted. It
was used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh,
skies, and draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray that produced
by the mixture of more positive colors. Fairholt.
Ul`tra*mon"tane (?), [LL. ultramontanus; L. ultra beyond + montanus
belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis, mountain: cf. F.
ultramontain, It. ultramontano. See Ultra-, and Mountain.] Being beyond
the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the
one who speaks.
This term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously, by the Italians,
to the nations north of the Alps, especially the Germans and French,
their painters, jurists, etc. At a later period, the French and Germans
applied it to the Italians. It is now more particularly used in respect
to religious matters; and ultramontane doctrines, when spoken of north
of the Alps, denote the extreme views of the pope's rights and
supremacy maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers.
Ul`tra*mon"tane, n. 1. One who resides beyond the mountains, especially
beyond the Alps; a foreigner.
2. One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See
Ultramontanism.
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism (?), n. [Cf. F. ultramontanisme.] The principles of
those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views
favoring the pope's supremacy; - - so used by those living north of the
Alps in reference to the Italians; - - rarely used in an opposite
sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and
opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism.
Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist (?), n. One who upholds ultramontanism.
Ul`tra*mun"dane (?), a. [L. ultramundanus. See Ultra-, and Mundane.]
Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system. Boyle.
Ul`tra*red" (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + red.] (Physics) Situated beyond or
below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are
less refrangible than the red.
Ul`tra*trop"ic*al (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + tropical.] Situated beyond,
or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively
tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics.
Ul`tra*vi"o*let (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + violet.] (Physics) Lying
outside the visible spectrum at its violet end; — said of rays more
refrangible than the extreme violet rays of the spectrum.
||Ul`tra vi"res (?), [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra beyond + vires,
||pl. of. vis strength.] Beyond power; transcending authority; — a
||phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by
||corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
||
Ul`tra*zo*di"a*cal (?), a. [Pref. ultra- + zodiacal.] (Astron.) Outside
the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is more than eight
degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal planets, that is, those
planets which in part of their orbits go beyond the zodiac.
Ul*tro"ne*ous (?), a. [L. ultroneus, from ultro to the further side, on
his part, of one's own accord. See Ultra-.] Spontaneous; voluntary.
[Obs.] Jer. Taylor. — Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.] —
Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
||Ul"u*la (?), n. [L., a screech owl.] (Zoöl.) A genus of owls
||including the great gray owl (Ulula cinerea) of Arctic America, and
||other similar species. See Illust. of Owl.
||
Ul"u*lant (?), a. Howling; wailing.
Ul"u*late (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ululated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Ululating.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To
howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T.
Herbert.
Ul`u*la"tion (?), n. [L. ululatio.] A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a
wailing.
He may fright others with his ululation.
Wither.
||Ul"va (?), n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.) A genus of thin papery bright green
||seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce.
||
Um"be (?), prep. [AS. ymbe; akin to OHG. umbi, G. um. Cf. Amb-.] About.
[Obs.] Layamon.
Um"be*cast` (?), v. i. [Umbe + cast.] To cast about; to consider; to
ponder. [Obs.] Sir T. Malory.
Um"bel (?), n. [L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim. of umbra
shade. See Umbrella.] (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which the
flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and
milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle
bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
Um"bel*lar (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form
of an umbel.
{ Um"bel*late (?), Um"bel*la`ted (?), } a. [NL. umbellatus.] (Bot.)
Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate
plants or flowers.
Um"bel*let (?), n. (Bot.) A small or partial umbel; an umbellule.
Um*bel"lic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain
umbelliferous plants; as, umbellic acid.
Umbellic acid. (Chem.) (a) Anisic acid. [Obs.] (b) A yellow powder
obtained from umbelliferone.
Um*bel"li*fer (?), n. [NL. See Umbelliferous.] (Bot.) A plant producing
an umbel or umbels.
Um`bel*lif"er*one (?), n. (Chem.) A tasteless white crystalline
substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne
Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from
the Umbelliferæ, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to
coumarin. Called also hydroxy- coumarin.
Um`bel*lif"er*ous (?), a. [Umbel + -ferous: cf. F. ombillifère.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing umbels. (b) Of or pertaining to a natural order
(Umbelliferæ) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and
fennel are well-known examples.
||Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a (?), n. [NL. Umbellule.] (Zoöl.) A genus of
||deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike
||polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands
||upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.
||
Um"bel*lule (?), n. [NL. umbellula, dim. of umbella: cf. F. ombellule.]
(Bot.) An umbellet.
Um"ber (?), n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre d'ombre, It. terra
d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or shade, L. umbra shadow, shade.
Cf. Umber, 3 & 4, Umbrage.] 1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used
in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays
variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly
heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber;
when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.