ultrathin

American  

[uhl-truh-thin] / ˌʌl trəˈθɪn /

adjective

1. extremely thin.

   an ultrathin wristwatch.

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Etymology

Origin of ultrathin

First recorded in 1945–50; ultra- + thin

Example Sentences

Items in short supply include the ultrathin layers of silicon substrate some chips require and memory chips, the semiconductors that feed data to AI processors and help store the results of computations.

From The Wall Street Journal

This newly observed response offers a controllable way to tune the behavior and properties of these ultrathin materials.

From Science Daily

So he made an Apple store appointment to buy the new, ultrathin smartphone the day it went on sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elsewhere in the plant, workers cut the ingots into ultrathin wafers using diamond wire saws.

From Barron's

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a silk-based, ultrathin membrane that can be used in organ-on-a-chip models to better mimic the natural environment of cells and tissues within the body.

From Science Daily