Vantablack

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Vantablack

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

noun Vantablacks

uncountable A class of super-black coatings that absorb almost all light.
countable, uncountable A very dark shade of black.

adjective

not comparable Of a very dark shade of black.

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"Vantablack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vantablack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Vantablack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vantablack

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"Vantablack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vantablack.

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@misc{vantablack_2026,
  title = {Vantablack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vantablack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}