Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrashort

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-short
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very short.

Informal

adj

Extremely short in duration, typically on the femtosecond scale

adj

Having a wavelength of between 1 and 10 metres

adj

Having a very short term of investment, typically less than a year

noun

A bond with an extremely short term, typically less than a year

Example Sentences

"ultrashort skirts"
"an ultrashort pulse"
"an ultrashort bond"
"Ultrashorts were a way for the fund industry to appeal to bank customers, by offering an investment whose price did not vary much but whose yield was higher than that on certificates of deposit."

Etymology

From ultra- + short.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

ultrashorts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ultrafast hypershort supershort

Synonyms

megashort

Questions

What does ultrashort mean?: Very short.
Where does ultrashort come from?: From ultra- + short.

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