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  2. Azure (color) - Wikipedia

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    On the RGB color wheel, "azure" (hexadecimal #0080FF) is defined as the color at 210 degrees, i.e., the hue halfway between blue and cyan. In the RGB color model, used to create all the colors on a television or computer screen, azure is created by adding a 50% of green light to a 100% of blue light.

  3. Microsoft Azure - Wikipedia

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    Microsoft Azure, or just Azure (/ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər/ AZH-ər, AY-zhər, UK also /ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər/ AZ-ure, AY-zure), [5] [6] [7] is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft. It has management, access and development of applications and services to individuals, companies, and governments through its global infrastructure.

  4. Azure (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Loyalty. In heraldry, azure (/ ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər / AZH-ər, AY-zhər, UK also / ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər / AZ-ure, AY-zure) [1][2][3] is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else is marked with either az. or b. as ...

  5. Azura (given name) - Wikipedia

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    Azure, Azzurra. Azura is a feminine given name meaning "blue", derived from a Persian word meaning "blue semiprecious stone " [1] or lapis lazuli. [2] Notable people with the name include: Azurá Stevens (born 1996), American professional basketball player. Azura Skye, stage name of American actress Azura Storozynski (born 1981)

  6. Lapis lazuli - Wikipedia

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    Indeed, the Persian لاژورد lāžavard/lāževard, also written لاجورد lājevard, is commonly interpreted as having an origin in a local place name. From the Persian, the Arabic لازورد lāzaward is the etymological source of both the English word azure (via Old French azur) and Medieval Latin lazulum, which came to mean 'heaven ...

  7. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Online Etymology Dictionary. The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]

  8. Cerulean - Wikipedia

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    Cerulean. Cerulean (/ səˈruːliən /), also spelled caerulean, is a variety of the hue of blue that may range from a light azure blue to a more intense sky blue, and may be mixed as well with the hue of green. The first recorded use of cerulean as a colour name in English was in 1590. [1] The word is derived from the Latin word caeruleus ...

  9. Azure (name) - Wikipedia

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    Azure is a given name and surname meaning blue. [1] It may refer to: Women with the given name. Azure Parsons (born 1984), American actress;