All English words - page 6089

Meanings of Ultramodern:

adjective

Extremely modern; advanced.

Usage examples:

This computer is a high-performance ultra-modern machine

Meanings of Ultramodernist:

adjective

Following the styles or ideas of modernism (= a movement that uses new styles in art, music, dance, etc. in a way that is very different from the traditions of the past) in a very noticeable way

Usage examples:

The plans for the museum call for a four-story, ultra-modernist structure made primarily of zinc an…

Meanings of Ultramontane:

adjective

Advocating supreme papal authority in matters of faith and discipline.

Usage examples:

Ultramontane catholicism

noun

A person advocating supreme papal authority.

Usage examples:

A second and related set of tensions divided gallicans, who insisted on the independence of the nat…

Meanings of Ultramundane:

adjective

Existing outside the known world, the solar system, or the universe.

Usage examples:

An ultramundane god

Meanings of Ultranationalism:

noun

Extreme nationalism that promotes the interests of one state or people above all others.

Usage examples:

They are fanning the flames of ultranationalism

Meanings of Ultranationalist:

noun

A person who has an extreme belief in nationalism (= a very great love for your country and a belief that it is better than others)

Usage examples:

He is one of a group of ultra-nationalists who demand stricter controls on immigration., changes in…

Meanings of Ultrapure:

adjective

(of a substance) completely clean and not mixed with anything else

Usage examples:

The tiny machines are sculpted out of the ultrapure silicon that is used to make microchips., the s…

Meanings of Ultrarapid:

adjective

Operating, moving, or happening very quickly

Usage examples:

The engineers designed new, more powerful computer chips for use in ultra-rapid processors., the ce…

Meanings of Ultrarefined:

adjective

An ultra-refined substance has been made extra pure by removing other substances from it

Usage examples:

High-fructose corn syrup is an ultra-refined sweetener found in many processed foods., i began supp…

Meanings of Ultraromantic:

adjective

Very romantic (= expressing or related to love, especially between people who are or want to be in a sexual relationship)

Usage examples:

The pianist played a string of ultra-romantic compositions and dedicated them to the lovers out in …

Meanings of Ultraroyalist:

adjective

Showing very strong support for a ruling king or queen or the very strong belief that a king or queen should rule a country

Usage examples:

Ultraroyalist protestors occupied the airport and shut it down for a week., the queen addressed the…

Meanings of Ultras:

noun

An extremist.

Usage examples:

Ultras in the animal rights movement

Meanings of Ultrasecret:

adjective

Extremely secret (= kept from being seen or known by others)

Usage examples:

He had been part of an elite, ultra-secret spy unit, but he was never able to speak about what he s…

Meanings of Ultrashort:

adjective

(of radio waves) having a wavelength significantly shorter than that of the usual short waves, in particular shorter than 10 metres (i.e. of a vhf frequency above 30 mhz).

Usage examples:

Although the ultrashort solitons described above have so far only been generated using a gaas: inga…

Meanings of Ultrasmart:

adjective

A place or event that is ultra-smart attracts extremely fashionable, stylish, or rich people

Usage examples:

She lives in an ultra-smart area of paris., we stayed in an ultra-smart villa that had its own priv…

Meanings of Ultrasonic:

adjective

Of or involving sound waves with a frequency above the upper limit of human hearing.

Usage examples:

The team bombarded this liquid with sound waves tuned to ultrasonic frequencies that caused wide va…

Meanings of Ultrasonics:

plural noun

The science and application of ultrasonic waves.

Usage examples:

Thompson's research covers a wide range of nde issues and methods, including ultrasonics, electroma…

Meanings of Ultrasonography:

noun

A technique using echoes of ultrasound pulses to delineate objects or areas of different density in the body.

Usage examples:

For each patient we compared the results of ultrasonography alone, ultrasonography with plain radio…

Meanings of Ultrasound:

noun

Sound or other vibrations having an ultrasonic frequency, particularly as used in medical imaging.

Usage examples:

An ultrasound scanner

Meanings of Ultrastructure:

noun

Fine structure, especially within a cell, that can be seen only with the high magnification obtainable with an electron microscope.

Usage examples:

The stages were used as a basis for transmission electron microscopy study on the ultrastructure of…

Meanings of Ultraviolent:

adjective

Showing or involving the use of extreme force to hurt or kill people

Usage examples:

This is what happens when children stay up all night playing ultra-violent video games., the novel …

Meanings of Ultraviolet:

adjective

(of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength shorter than that of the violet end of the visible spectrum but longer than that of x-rays.

Usage examples:

Diode lasers are now available in discrete colors from the infrared to blue and into the near ultra…

noun

The ultraviolet part of the spectrum; ultraviolet radiation.

Usage examples:

Once cfcs are released into the atmosphere, only strong ultraviolet radiation can break them down.

Meanings of Ulu:

noun

A short-handled knife with a broad crescent-shaped blade traditionally used by inuit women.

Usage examples:

Stone tools tend to be polished slate rather than chipped stone, and include lanceolate knives, pro…

Meanings of Ululate:

verb

Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.

Usage examples:

Women were ululating as the body was laid out

Meanings of Ululated:

verb

Howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief.

Usage examples:

Women were ululating as the body was laid out