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ultrathin

ultrathin

1 4.4
Extremely thin in shape or size
  • adjective
  • /ˈʌltrəˌθɪn/
translation icon : ultradelgado
  • She prefers ultrathin sheets for her bed because they are lightweight and breathable.
  • an ultrathin layer
  • an ultrathin coating

Examples

  • Silicon for MST & MEMS, in the form of micromachineable substrates, ultrathin trademark.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In order to keep this ultrathin laptop as slim as possible, the Samsung engineers used a folding Ethernet jack on the back boundary of the notebook.

    Blog text (20)
  • Samsung has made known a serious liability in excess of the last two years to the ultrathin laptop marketplace.

    Blog text (20)
  • Regular, overnight, scented, unscented, thin, ultrathin...

  • The effect of interface roughness on the energy of exciters in ultrathin layers is significant (a few meV).

    Academic text (1994)
  • Unfortunately, like nearly everyone, ultrathin laptops on the marketplace, the Succession 5 uses an integrated battery, so there is no way to trade the built-in battery without completely disassembling your notebook.

    Blog text (20)
  • Made of ten kilometers of ultrathin superconducting wire wound tightly around a U-shaped core, a subspace radio antenna wasn't something that was supposed to be field-repairable.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • It's important to record that while the series 5 with Intel i5 or i7 processors is called an "Ultrabook," the series 5 with AMD processors and graphics is labeled merely as an "ultrathin notebook" since Intel owns.

    Blog text (20)
  • The ultrathin design of the smartphone makes it easy to fit into a pocket.

  • The artist used ultrathin paper for her detailed sketches, allowing for intricate lines.

Synonyms

thin
vsultrathin
420 1.0

Not thick from side to side, for example a line or a slice

expresses a stronger degree meaning extremely slight width rather than only small width
paper-thin
vsultrathin
8 3.9

Very thin and easily damaged, like a sheet of paper

is focused on extreme thin form or size rather than varied figurative use
razor-thin
vsultrathin
7 4.4

Very small in amount or size, often for close results

applies to extreme physical thinness rather than mainly narrow margins
wafer-thin
vsultrathin
1 3.7

Very flat with almost no height, like a sheet of paper

is the more general description of extreme thinness without that comparison
slimline
vsultrathin
1 4.4

Thin and small in a neat, attractive shape

refers to sheer extreme thinness without implying style or compactness
gossamer-thin
vsultrathin
7.3

Very thin and light, like a fine spider web

means extreme thinness without necessarily implying airy or fragile texture

Antonyms

585 1.0

Having a large distance between two sides and often very dense

How Thin

ultrathin
1 4.4
slender
57 1.4
thin
420 1.0
thick
585 1.0

Surface Forms

ultrathin positive

Morphology

ultrathin = thin (transparent) = ultra + thin

The meaning is directly compositional: 'ultra-' intensifies the base adjective 'thin' to mean 'extremely thin'.

Etymology

The word ultrathin combines ultra- meaning 'beyond' or 'extremely' and thin meaning 'not thick'. So ultrathin means 'extremely thin' and is used for very slim phones, materials, or objects.