ultra-high

adjective

Very, extremely, or exceedingly high.

“ultra-high frequency”

OriginEnglish high ← Middle English heigh ← Old English hēah →
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Meanings

adjectiveultra-high (not comparable)

alternative ultrahigh

  1. not comparableVery, extremely, or exceedingly high.

    ultra-high frequency

    2 more examples

    ultra-high definition video

    2003, We could have ultra-high-resolution space telescopes capable of detecting Earth-like planets orbiting other stars. — The New Yorker, 17 & 24 Feb 2003

Origin

  1. Englishultra-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kewk-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kówkos
  4. Proto-Germanic*hauhaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*hauh
  6. Old Englishhēah
  7. Middle Englishheigh
  8. Englishhigh
  9. Englishultra-high

From ultra- + high.

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APA

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Chicago

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