ultrashort

English

Etymology

ultra- +‎ short

Adjective

ultrashort (not comparable)

1. Very short.

   ultrashort skirts

2. (sciences) Extremely short in duration, typically on the femtosecond scale

   an ultrashort pulse

3. (physics, of a wave) Having a wavelength of between 1 and 10 metres
4. (finance) Having a very short term of investment, typically less than a year

   an ultrashort bond

Synonyms

• (very short): megashort

Related terms

• ultrafast
• hypershort
• supershort

Translations

very short

• Finnish: ultralyhyt (rare); erittäin lyhyt
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• Kazakh: ультрақысқа (ultraqysqa)

science: extremely short in duration

• Finnish: erittäin lyhyt
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• Kazakh: ультрақысқа (ultraqysqa)

physics: having a wavelength between 1 and 10 metres

• Finnish: ultralyhyt
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• Kazakh: ультрақысқа (ultraqysqa)

finance: having a very short term of investment

• Finnish: erittäin lyhyt
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See also

• Ultrashort pulse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

ultrashort (plural ultrashorts)

1. (finance) A bond with an extremely short term, typically less than a year