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ultra-

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ultra-
pref.
1. Beyond; on the other side of: ultraviolet.
2. Beyond the range, scope, or limit of: ultrasonic.
3. Far beyond the normal or proper degree of: ultraconservative.

[Latin ultr-, from ultr, beyond; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ultra-
prefix
1. beyond or surpassing a specified extent, range, or limit ultramicroscopic
2. extreme or extremely ultramodern
[from Latin ultrā beyond; see ultra]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ultra-
prefix extremely, excessively, fanatically, radically, rabidly, immoderately an ultra-ambitious executive
Translations
ultra- [ˈʌltrə-] prefixultra-
ultra-modern → ultramoderne
ultra-ambitious → hyperambitieux/euse

ultra- prefultra-;
ultraconservative
adjerzkonservativ, ultrakonservativ
ultrafashionable
adjultramodern, supermodisch
ultrahigh frequency
nUltrahochfrequenz f
ultra-left-wing
adj (Pol) → ultralinke(r, s)
ultralight
adj materials etcultraleicht
n (Aviat) → Ultraleichtflugzeug nt
ultramarine
nUltramarin nt
adjultramarin(blau)
ultramodern
adjultra- or hypermodern
ultramontane
adj (Eccl) → ultramontan
ultra-right-wing
adj (Pol) → ultrarechte(r, s)
ultrashort wave
ultrasound
nUltraschall m; (= scan)Ultraschalluntersuchung f
ultrasound picture
nUltraschallbild ntor -aufnahme f
ultrasound scan
untrasound scanner
ultraviolet
adjultraviolett; ultra- treatmentUltraviolettbestrahlung f

ultra- [altrə]
1 beyond, as in ultraviolet. ultra فَوق، ما وَراء ултра- ultra- ultra- ultra... υπερ- (ως β΄ συνθ.) ultra ultra- افراطی ääri- ultra-... ultraviolet עַל-, אוּלטרָה- चरम ultra ultra- útfjólublár ultra- 超[]- 초(超)…, 한외(限外)…의 뜻 ultra- ultra- ultra ultra{#169} ultra- po(nad) ultra ultra- ультра- ultra- ultra- ultra ultra- เกิน ... ötesi (前綴)超(過) над-, ультра- ماورا siêu cực``、``
2 very or excessively He's ultra-cautious when he drives a car. ultra جِدا، فَوْق، فائِق извънредно pře- ultra- übermäßig άκρως, υπερβολικά ultra-, hiper-, excesivamente üli- زیاد äärimmäisen ultra-, hyper- בְּיוֹתֵר अत्यधिक krajnje, pretjerano túl(ontúl) ofur- ultra-, iper- 極端に- 과도한 labai, perdëm galēji; īpaši keterlaluan hyper{#169} ekstremt, over- super- excessivamente ultra-, hiper- сверх-, крайне- nesmierne čezmerno izuzetno ultra-, hyper-, extremt ที่สุด son derece... 極度 понад- بيش تر cực kì, quá


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