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the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) total absence of light "they fumbled around in total darkness" "in the black of night" British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa) (board games) the darker pieces black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) "the widow wore black" make or become black "The smoke blackened the ceiling" "The ceiling blackened" being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light "black leather jackets" "as black as coal" "rich black soil" of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr. marked by anger or resentment or hostility "black looks" "black words" offering little or no hope "the future looked black" "prospects were bleak" "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge "took a dim view of things" stemming from evil characteristics or forces wicked or dishonorable "black deeds" "a black lie" "his black heart has concocted yet another black deed" "Darth Vader of the dark side" "a dark purpose" "dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility" "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences bringing ruin "the stock market crashed on Black Friday" "a calamitous defeat" "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign" "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur "a fateful error" (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood "a face black with fury" extremely dark "a black moonless night" "through the pitch-black woods" "it was pitch-dark in the cellar" harshly ironic or sinister "black humor" "a grim joke" "grim laughter" "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit" (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading "black propaganda" distributed or sold illicitly "the black economy pays no taxes" (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson "an ignominious retreat" "inglorious defeat" "an opprobrious monument to human greed" "a shameful display of cowardice" (of coffee) without cream or sugar soiled with dirt or soot "with feet black from playing outdoors" "his shirt was black within an hour"
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This article is about the color black; for other uses, see Black (disambiguation).'' Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning.
Color or light - Black can be defined as the visual impression experienced in directions from which no visible light reaches the eye. (This makes a contrast with whiteness, the impression of any combination of colors of light that equally stimulates all three types of color-sensitive visual receptors.) Pigments that absorb light rather than reflect it back to the eye "look black". A black pigment can, however, result from a ''combination'' of several pigments that collectively absorb all colors. If appropriate proportions of three primary pigments are mixed, the result reflects so little light as to be called "black".This provides two superficially opposite but actually complementary descriptions of black. Black is the lack of all colors of light, or an exhaustive combination of multiple colors of pigment. See also Primary colors and Primary pigments. In physics, a black body is a perfect absorber of light, but by a rule derived by Einstein it is also, when heated, the best emitter! Thus, the best radiative cooling, out of sunlight, is by using black paint, though it is important that it be black (a nearly perfect absorber) in the infrared as well.In elementary science far Ultraviolet light is called "black light" because, unseen per se, it causes many minerals and other substances to Phosphorescence flouresce.
Human - The term black is often used in the Western WorldWest to denote race for persons whose skin color ranges from light to dark shades of brown. For a discussion of usage, see the main entry at Black (people).
Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions - In the Western world, black is most often used with a negative connotation. The reasons for this are various, but the most widely accepted explanations are that night is experienced by humans as negative and dangerous. A secondary reason is that stains are most visible as dark additions to pale materials. In traditional class-based Western cultures "pale" skin indicated gentle domestic or intellectual indoor-work as opposed to rough outdoor labor in the fields. Aspects of this black/white opposition are not unique to the West, as, for example in the Indian varna (caste)varna system. African and African-American writers such as Franz Fanon, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Ralph Ellison in particular identify a number of negative symbolisms surrounding the word "black", arguing that the good vs. bad dualism associated with white and black provide prejudiced connotations to color metaphors for race. A "black day", in these cultures, would refer to a sad or tragic day. The Romans already marked fasti days with white stones and nefasti days with black.* e.g. the Black September in Jordan refers to a month in which thousands were killed. *Black Monday, stock market crash on October 19, 1987*Wall Street Crash 1929Black Tuesday, stock market crash on October 29, 1929 which is the start of the Great Depression.*Black Wednesday caused Britain to pull out of the ERM.*Wall Street Crash 1929Black Thursday, stock market crash on October 24, 1929*Black Friday, various tragic events.many poems and songs use the word black negatively (e.g. "''Paint It Black''" (Rolling Stones), "''Baby's In Black''" (Beatles), "''Black Eyed Dog''" (Nick Drake). In these cultures, the color black is often used in painting, film, and literature to evoke a sense of the fear or to symbolize death. It has also been adopted as a symbolic color of the Halloween festival.In English heraldry, black means darkness, doubt, ignorance, and uncertainty. (The American Girls Handy Book, p. 370) Black is often a color of mourning. Historically, widows and widowers were expected to wear black for a year after the death of their spouses. Black comedy is a form of comedy dealing with morbid and serious topics. Black magic is an evil form of magic (paranormal)magic, often connected with death. In computer security, a blackhat is an attacker with evil intentions. A blacklist is a list of undesirable persons or entities. Evil witches are sterotypically dressed in black and good fairies in white. Melodrama villains are dressed in black and heroines in white dresses. In many Hollywood Westerns, bad cowboys wear black hats while the good ones wear white. Funeral dress is black, wedding gowns are white. The black market is illegal. Blackmail is illegal and is perceived as immoral. The black sheep of the family is the ne'er-do-well. The infamous "black hole of Calcutta." To blackball them is to block them from being admitted. Black thoughts are wicked ones. A black mood is a bad one (e.g. Winston Churchill's depression, which he called "my black dog"). A black cat often means bad luck. If you sink the black eight-ball in billiards, you lose. (The ball with which you sink all others is the white cue ball.) A black mark against you is a bad thing. A black-hearted person is mean and unloving. Black propaganda is the use of known falsehoods, partial truths, or masquerades in propaganda to confuse an opponent.However, black can have positive symbolism. In the Maasai tribes of Kenya and Tanzania, the color black is associated with rain clouds, becoming a symbol of life and prosperity. In Western fashion, black is considered reliably stylish. This seems to be for reasons of contrast with the white skin (conversely, white t-shirts or suits are always stylish among African-Americans).* The colloquialism "the new black" is a reference to the latest trend or fad, on the basis that black is always fashionable. Black is seen as a color of seriousness and authority.* Many priests of the older religious denominations traditionally wear black.* The ''beltzak'' ("blacks" after their uniform) are the riot control units of the Basque Autonomous Police To say one's accounts are "in the black" is used to mean that one is free of debt. * (Being "in the red" is to be in debt—in traditional bookkeeping, negative amounts, such as costs, were printed in red ink, and positive amounts, like revenues, were printed in black ink, so that if "the bottom line" is printed in black, the firm is profiting.)The most sought-after rank in any martial art is a black belt.Cathar Perfects wore black (Cathars viewed black as a color of perfection).Dreaming of a black cat, or a black cat walking towards you, means good luck. Black can also be used in many neutral ways. In arguments, things can be black-and-white, meaning that the issue at hand is dichotomydichotomized. However, this dualism is fraught with danger, as one may assign the colors "black and white" to bad and good, respectively. Black frequently symbolizes ambiguity, secrecy, and the unknown. * A ''black box'' is any device whose internal workings are unknown or irrelevant.* A ''black project'' is a secretive project, like Enigma machineEnigma Decryption, Narcotics, or police sting operations.* The blackshirts were Italian Fascist militias (negative for anti-fascists, but presumably positive for the original fascists themselves) * Some organizations are called "black" when they keep a low profile, like Société AnonymeSociétés Anonymes and secret societies. ''Black'' is often used in Western culture to refer to race. For more details, see Blacks and Color metaphors for race. The term "black hole" is applied to Gravitational collapsecollapsed stars. This term is metaphorical in the extreme, because few properties of black objects or black voids apply to black holes. However, light emitted within a black hole's event horizon cannot escape, hence a black hole cannot be directly observed. The national Rugby Unionrugby team of New Zealand is called the ''All Blacks'', in reference to their black outfits. Football (soccer)Association football (soccer) referee (football)referees traditionally wear all-black uniforms, however nowadays other uniform colors may also be worn. In auto racing, a black flag signals a certain driver to go into the pits. Black is also used for anarchist symbolism, sometimes split in diagonal with other colors for further symbolism. The plain black flag is explained as the opposite of a white flag signalling surrender. It is also sometimes an anarchist dress code, with a practical benefit of not attracting attention and making later identification of a subject difficult. This strategy referred to as a black bloc. In GermanyGerman politics 'black' is used colloquially to refer to the conservative parties !Christian-Democratic_Union_of_ GermanyCDU and !Christian_Social_Union_in_Bava riaCSU In ancient China, black was the symbol of ''North'' and ''Water'', one of the main five colors. There is no negative or positive meaning associated with it. Black is the color of the snooker ball which has a 7-point value, and also the eighth billiard ball. In the game of eight ball, this ball is the ultimate object of the game, but, if accidentally sunk, means instant loss of the game. A polished black mirror is used for scrying, and is thought to help see into the paranormal world without interference or distraction. Members of the modern subculture of GothGoths dress predominantly in black.
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