going beyond what is usual or ordinary; excessive; extreme.
noun
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
(initial capital letter)Military. the British code name for intelligence gathered by decrypting German wireless communications enciphered on the Enigma machine during World War II.
Origin of ultra
independent use of ultra-, or shortening of words prefixed with it
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 with such things (ultramicroscope; ultrasound; ultrastructure).
Origin of ultra-
<Latin ultrā (adv. and preposition) on the far side (of), beyond, derivative of *ult(e)r- located beyond
While being able to solve these kinds of ultra-hard problems may be critical for a few industrial use cases—such as inventing new kinds of materials or chemicals—for many companies, he says, doing the impossible isn’t what matters.
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This foam block is firm but soft, with a washable ultra-suede microfiber cover.
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First they acted swiftly and urgently to secure the health and well-being of their employees, implementing work-from-home policies wherever possible and ensuring that any remaining in-person staff were working in ultra-safe environments.
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A year ago, Neuralink presented a sewing-machine robot able to plunge a thousand ultra-fine electrodes into a rodent’s brain.