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
These include ultrathin broadband polarizers that control the direction of light in compact optical systems, as well as sub-diffractional waveguides capable of guiding light through spaces smaller than those allowed by conventional optics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 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
An ultrathin gold rope trailed from the fletching.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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