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 If successful, the Polaris Dawn mission is poised to make history by launching four private citizens into ultrahigh orbit, ascending to 870 miles above Earth. Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2024 Some nostalgic observers want to see parts of the station excised intact and ferried safely to Earth’s surface, bound for a museum, but that’s just as logistically challenging as a permanent ultrahigh orbit, NASA says. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 27 June 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for ultrahigh 

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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 29 Sep. 2024.

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