ultrathin
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ultrathin
Example Sentences
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To keep making electronics smaller and more powerful, researchers are investigating ways to combine silicon with new ultrathin materials.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
Such ultrathin materials must be grown on a supporting foundation called a substrate, which acts as a template during fabrication.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The study, "Boosting superconductivity in ultrathin YBa2Cu3O7−δ films via nanofaceted substrates," was published in the journal Nature Communications.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
A University of Minnesota scientist, Jian-Ping Wang, cracked it a decade ago by using techniques adapted from semiconductor manufacturing to make an ultrathin film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
An ultrathin gold rope trailed from the fletching.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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