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ultrahigh

adjective

ul·​tra·​high ˌəl-trə-ˈhī How to pronounce ultrahigh (audio)
: extremely or extraordinarily high
ultrahigh speeds/temperatures
a car designed for ultrahigh performance
Eager to catch shoppers' eyes, television manufacturers are shipping TVs from the factory with brightness and contrast set ultrahigh.Evan Ramstad

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But in recent years, the relatively tiny ultrahigh-end segment of the all-inclusive sector has rocketed from tourism’s bottom-dweller to luxe travel industry darling. Adam Erace, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025 This trade-off may not be a major obstacle for using these batteries in drones or grid-level energy storage, where ultrahigh energy densities are less critical. Golareh Jalilvand, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025 In the upper section of the device, an ultrahigh-vacuum chamber maintains these extreme cooling conditions while ensuring the atoms remain perfectly isolated from any external disturbances that could compromise their precision. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025 The technique functions in ultrahigh vacuum, with pure elements in separate containers heated on one end of the vacuum. IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ultrahigh

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ultrahigh was in 1822

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“Ultrahigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrahigh. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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