high-performance

American  

[hahy-per-fawrm-uhns] / ˈhaɪ pərˈfɔrm əns /

adjective

1. (of a motor, device, machine, etc.) designed to function at a high level of speed, accuracy, durability, etc.

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Other Word Forms

• higher-performance adjective
• highest-performance adjective
• super-high-performance adjective
• ultra-high-performance adjective

Example Sentences

Wedbush’s analysts think it can continue to gain at the expense of its rivals, noting its high-performance, low-latency compute could give it a “distinct advantage over more complex legacy cloud platforms.”

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

To better understand the cost of this high-performance lifestyle, the researchers developed a new method to estimate metabolic rates in fish swimming freely in the wild.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Its high-performance division, making chips for AI and 5G applications, now constitute almost two-thirds of its overall revenue.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Buchan, from Aberdeen, had been driving a black high-performance Audi RS3, which had a top speed of 155mph, at the time of the crash.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Tamara didn’t often fly along when the 586th was given assignments, either because of her leg injury or because she wasn’t familiar with the high-performance Yak-1 fighter aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein