ultrathin
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of ultrathin
Example Sentences
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Magnetic vortices form in ultrathin disks made of materials like nickel-iron, often just micrometers or even nanometers in size.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026
They tested the system on an ultrathin sample of BSCCO, cooling it to near absolute zero so it would enter its superconducting state.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
These emitters are made from stacked ultrathin metal layers.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
It was a pioneer in developing glass fiber, in which threads of ultrathin glass are woven together like a fabric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
My AboundSound audio system consisted of an array of ultrathin speakers mounted on the apartment’s walls, floor, and ceiling, providing 360 degrees of perfect spatial pin-drop sound reproduction.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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