ultracompact

adjective

ul·​tra·​com·​pact ˌəl-trə-kəm-ˈpakt How to pronounce ultracompact (audio)
-käm-ˈpakt,
-ˈkäm-ˌpakt
: occupying an extremely small volume : very compact
ultracompact vehicles
an ultracompact computer

Examples of ultracompact in a Sentence

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These motherboards are ultracompact, and square like mATX boards, but with the same-size IO shield at the back. Brad Bourque, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2024 In order to mimic a black hole, an ultracompact object ought to have a light ring of its own, says Vitor Cardoso, a theoretical astrophysicist at the Niels Bohr Institute. Byadrian Cho, science.org, 4 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ultracompact was in 1910

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“Ultracompact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultracompact. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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