ultrahot
- adjective
- /ˈʌltrəˌhɑt/
- Specialized
- The scientists created an ultrahot plasma to study the behavior of stars.
Examples
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The ultrahot gas emitted intense light during the experiment.
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Special equipment is needed to measure ultrahot temperatures in the laboratory.
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The ultrahot lava flowed down the mountainside.
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Be careful with that ultrahot coffee!
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The ultrahot temperature of the sun can reach over 5,500 degrees Celsius.
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Researchers found that ultrahot plasma was a key component in their experiments.
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In scientific discussions, they often refer to the ultrahot environment of extreme galaxies.
Synonyms
Too hot or intense in a way that causes danger and discomfort
So warm it glows red
Very hot and making a hissing sound
Extremely hot to touch or very attractive
Much hotter than usual for machines, rooms, or systems
Very hot and able to burn skin
Very hot, with high temperature or strong spice
Antonyms
How Hot
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ultrahot joins the first part ultra- meaning 'beyond' with hot meaning 'very warm', the same ultra- you see in ultraviolet. So, ultrahot describes temperatures that are far 'beyond' what we call very hot.