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ultrasmall

ultrasmall adjective: extremely or exceedingly small.

Adjective

ultrasmall (not comparable)

  1. Extremely or exceedingly small.
    • In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there.2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021
    • Magnetic resonance force microscopy employs an ultrasmall cantilever arm as a platform for specimens that are then moved in and out of proximity to a tiny magnet.2009 January 13, John Markoff, “A Breakthrough in Imaging: Seeing a Virus in Three Dimensions”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2019
    Synonyms:
    infinitesimal

Synonyms of ultrasmall

Origin of ultrasmall

From ultra- + small.

Questions about ultrasmall

What does ultrasmall mean?
Ultrasmall means extremely or exceedingly small.
What part of speech is ultrasmall?
Ultrasmall is an adjective.

Words near ultrasmall in the dictionary

  1. ultrasimplifying
  2. ultraslick
  3. ultraslim
  4. ultraslims
  5. ultraslow
  6. ultrasmall
  7. ultrasmart
  8. ultrasmooth
  9. ultrasnug
  10. ultrasocial
  11. ultrasoft

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