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

Examples of ultrahigh in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For someone striving for ultrahigh performance and willing to shell out for it, there are a range of other options. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Oct. 2018 However, creating electronics that combine topological protection with quantum entanglement has proven difficult, in part because these phenomena often each require extreme conditions, such as extreme cold, ultrahigh vacuum and powerful magnetic fields. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2022 And in that respect, Americans dominate the world, the superrich here making up more than a third of the global population of ultrahigh net-worth individuals (UHNWI), according to a Wealth Report issued by Knight Frank, an independent real estate consultancy that has its headquarters in London. Guy Trebay, New York Times, 22 July 2023 The bijou is at home now, on the couch or bed, streaming in ultrahigh definition. Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021 Such ultrahigh energies come from ultrahigh speeds, approaching that of light itself. Katrina Miller, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2021 Hence, the ultrahigh security measures. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2023 The accessory comes with noise-canceling technology to drive out any distractions and combines its ultrahigh-performance drive unit configuration with a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) to deliver outstanding 24-bit high-resolution sound quality. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2022 Some advisors, for example, create one bucket to meet their ultrahigh net worth investor’s near-term and ongoing liability and liquidity needs. Thomas H. Ruggie, Forbes, 30 June 2022

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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 25 Apr. 2024.

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