ultra
IPA: ˈʌɫtrʌ
noun
- An ultraroyalist in France.
- An extremist, especially an ultranationalist.
- (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically associated with the intimidating use of extremist slogans, pyrotechnics and sometimes hooligan violence.
- (athletics) An ultramarathon.
- (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak.
- (usually capitalised) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy.
adjective
- Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
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Examples of "ultra" in Sentences
- The term ultra-visible virus is applied to the virus of hog-cholera.
- The philosophy of history should teach us to be modest, and to keep as our motto _plus ultra versus ne plus ultra_.
- What are the qualities that come to your mind if you see the term ultra-portable used to describe a notebook you haven't seen in person?
- Moreover, given that Apple is known to be far more conservative than others in the industry are, this outlook obviously gives new meaning to the term ultra-conservative.
- I like the way Witt uses the term ultra-Darwinists for debunkers of neoCreationist pseudoscience making his argument and Creationism in general even more irrational .…by design.
- However, the term ultra low nutrient system (ULNS) is most often associated with probiotic or bacteria-driven systems due to their efficiency in reducing nitrate and phosphate levels.
- I have already mentioned twice the term ultra short-focus lens, but not the fact that this actually means the projector is capable of throwing an 80-inch image from a distance as short as 86 centimeters.
- The doctrine designated by the term ultra vires is that which governs the courts in limiting the liability of a corporation to acts which are expressly authorized by its charter, or acts which are defined by its original articles of institution to be within the scope of its corporate operations.
- The real beauty of that, is every time he uses the term ultra-Darwinists he erodes ultra Creationist support since in place of the word *g*o*d* he uses a term synonymous with atheist allowing the definition of NOT_DevineCreator to be the meme in his message .…its almost as if he is ashamed to mention the “g” word what kind of religion is that.…atheism?
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