ultramicro

adjective

Definition of ultramicronext
as in micro

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ultramicro
  1. micro
  2. infinitesimal
  3. small
  4. fewer
  5. lesser
  6. minor
Adjective
  • Almost six in 10 U.S. workers are employed by a micro, small, or medium-sized enterprise (MSME), a firm with up to 499 employees.
    Olivia White, Kanmani Chockalingam, Adi Kumar, Daniel Stephens, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2024
  • At the same time, social media was entering a more multimedia phase, with podcast audio and TikTok video highlighting voices and faces, building a new generation of micro personality cults.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of micro
Adjective
  • At $1 per month ($12 per year) this ranges from a mere 0.08% for the lower class to an infinitesimal 0.00048% for the upper class.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • No, the expedition hadn’t deployed underwater video, and the chances would have been infinitesimal anyway.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of infinitesimal
Adjective
  • Results were also mixed for a smaller sponsor, medical scrubs maker Figs, which sponsors the U.S. Olympic medical and training staff.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • But that cable business is only getting smaller, while streaming is starting to become profitable on its own.
    Tim Baysinger, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of small
Adjective
  • The risk is lower in areas such as the Pacific Northwest, where the population is less vulnerable, and Greenland, where fewer people live near glacial lakes.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The Cavs are now just 4-7 in games decided by three points or fewer.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of fewer
Adjective
  • Toronto’s Fred VanVleet appears to be the top target, but Miami’s Kyle Lowry, Utah’s Mike Conley and, perhaps to a lesser extent, Charlotte’s Terry Rozier have been linked to the team at various points.
    Staff Writer Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The story of 2022 (and 2021 to a lesser extent) was energy.
    Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of lesser
Adjective
  • Over a decade later, the streaming space is filled with entries from major and minor media companies alike.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Walman is dealing with a minor upper-body injury incurred in the first period of Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of minor
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“Ultramicro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ultramicro. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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