Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultrasmall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-tra-small
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely or exceedingly small.

Example Sentences

"In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there."
"Magnetic resonance force microscopy employs an ultrasmall cantilever arm as a platform for specimens that are then moved in and out of proximity to a tiny magnet."

Etymology

From ultra- + small.

Frequently Paired Words

supersmall

Synonyms

infinitesimal

Questions

What does ultrasmall mean?: Extremely or exceedingly small.
Where does ultrasmall come from?: From ultra- + small.

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