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ULTRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ultra mean?
• ULTRA (adjective)
The adjective ULTRA has 1 sense:
1. (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
Familiarity information: ULTRA used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
Synonyms:
Context example:
an ultra conservative
Similar:
immoderate (beyond reasonable limits)
Context examples
An immunological procedure in which the antibodies are coupled with molecules which fluoresce under ultra violet (UV) light.
(Fluorescent Antibody Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
By the very nature of their nanoscale size, nanowires are incredibly sensitive to such binding events and respond by altering the electrical current flowing through them, and thus can form the basis of ultra sensitive molecular detectors.
(Nanowire, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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