noun
definition
An amorphous form of carbon made from incompletely burned organic matter; used to make pigments and inks.
verb
definition
To blacken using this form of carbon.
Examples of lampblack in a Sentence
The most common varieties met with are lampblack, gas carbon, wood charcoal, animal charcoal and coke.
Lampblack is prepared by burning tar, resin, turpentine and other substances rich in carbon, with a limited supply of air; the products of combustion being conducted into condensing chambers in which cloths are suspended, on which the carbon collects.
It consists of a smoked cylinder revolving by means of clockwork at a known speed, and a style or pen which inscribes its surface by scratching or brushing away the lampblack.