the ultrahigh reliability of the internet connection
ultrahigh in American English
(ˌultrəˈhai)
adjective
extremely high
ultrahigh skyscrapers of 100 stories
Word origin
[1945–50; ultra- + high]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ergative, fail-safe, individual medley, poison pill, shootoutultra- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, with the basic meaning“on the far side of, beyond.” In relation to the base to which it is prefixed, ultra- has the senses “located beyond, on the far side of” (ultramontane; ultraviolet), “carrying to the furthest degree possible, on the fringe of” (ultraleft; ultramodern), “extremely” (ultralight); nouns to which it is added denote, in general, objects, properties, phenomena,etc., that surpass customary norms, or instruments designed to produce or deal withsuch things (ultramicroscope; ultrasound; ultrastructure)
Examples of 'ultrahigh' in a sentence
ultrahigh
A past initiative to scare off the army of rhesus macaques with ultrahigh-frequency loudspeakers didn't work.