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trə adjective
1.
going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive; extreme.
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ultra-
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning “on the far side of, beyond.” In relation to the base to which it is prefixed, ultra-, has the senses “located beyond, on the far side of” (ultramontane; ultraviolet), “carrying to the furthest degree possible, on the fringe of” (ultraleft; ultramodern), “extremely” (ultralight); nouns to which it is added denote, in general, objects, properties, phenomena, etc., that surpass customary norms, or instruments designed to produce or deal with such things (ultramicroscope; ultrasound; ultrastructure).
Origin:
< Latin ultrā (adv. and preposition) on the far side (of), beyond, derivative of *ult(e)r- located beyond
< Latin ultrā (adv. and preposition) on the far side (of), beyond, derivative of *ult(e)r- located beyond
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | extreme or immoderate, esp in beliefs or opinions |
| —n | |
| 2. | an extremist |
| [C19: from Latin: beyond, from ulter distant] | |
| ultra- | |
| —prefix | |
| 1. | beyond or surpassing a specified extent, range, or limit: ultramicroscopic |
| 2. | extreme or extremely: ultramodern |
| [from Latin ultrā beyond; see | |
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Word Origin & History
ultra-
prefix meaning "beyond" (ultraviolet) or "extremely" (ultramodern), from L. ultra- from ultra (adv. and prep.) "beyond, on the further side," from PIE *al- "beyond." In common use from early 19c., it appears to have arisen from Fr. political designations. As its own word, a noun meaning "extremist" of
various stripes, it is first recorded 1817, from Fr. ultra, shortening of ultra-royaliste "extreme royalist."
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Medical Dictionary
ultra- pref.
Beyond; on the other side of: ultraviolet.
Beyond the range, scope, or limit of: ultrasonic.
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Example sentences
Furthermore, they have a high mechanical strength, and they have applications as ultra-high density capacitors.
You'd train the staff to be ultra-friendly and ultra-efficient.
The program asks engineers to invent ultra-lightweight vehicles that could come in handy for urban military missions.
He and his colleagues have developed two basic approaches to stretching circuits built on ultra-thin, bendable silicon.
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