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ultrarapid

ultrarapid

1 4.8
Very fast, especially in science and medicine
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌltrəˈræpɪd/
  • Specialized
: ultrarrápido
  • This ultrarapid test provides results within minutes, making it ideal for emergency situations.

Examples

  • Doctors recommend an ultrarapid approach to treat heart attacks for better patient outcomes.

  • This ultrarapid growth may have already overwhelmed the cities' capacity to cope generally, let alone to confront the particular problems of coastal flooding.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The researchers achieved ultrarapid results with the new DNA sequencing technology.

Synonyms

rapid
vsultrarapid
264 1.3

Happening very quickly

conveys a stronger sense of extreme speed especially in scientific contexts
high-speed
vsultrarapid
160 3.2

Able to work or move much faster than normal

is used mainly for extremely fast performance in technical or medical fields
speedy
vsultrarapid
66 1.8

Moving or happening very quickly with little delay

stresses extreme speed particularly in scientific or technical settings
fast-paced
vsultrarapid
26 3.9

Happening very quickly with a lot of action

refers to extreme speed of movement, not to activity level or tempo
high-velocity
vsultrarapid
12 5.7

Moving or working much faster than similar things

focuses on extreme speed especially in scientific or medical contexts
superfast
vsultrarapid
2 3.2

Moving or working much faster than usual

is typically reserved for scientific, technical, or medical usage
ultrafast
vsultrarapid
1 3.9

Much quicker than normal for the same thing

is used mainly in scientific and medical contexts rather than general speech

Antonyms

slow
  • Informal
413 1.0

At a low speed

How Fast

ultrarapid
  • Specialized
1 4.8
rapid
264 1.3
fast
∞ 1.0
slow
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ultrarapid positive

Morphology

ultrarapid = rapid (transparent) = ultra + rapid

The word is transparently formed by adding the prefix 'ultra-' meaning 'extremely' to 'rapid'.

Etymology

Ultrarapid joins the part ultra-, which means 'beyond' or 'extreme' and is the same ultra- you see in ultraviolet, with rapid, which means 'fast'. So ultrarapid means 'extremely fast' and is used when something moves or works far faster than normal.