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ultrashort en · ADJ

Etymology

From ultra- + short.

Meanings

1. (informal, not-comparable) Very short.
   • ultrashort skirts
2. (not-comparable) Extremely short in duration, typically on the femtosecond scale
   • an ultrashort pulse
3. (not-comparable, of a wave) Having a wavelength of between 1 and 10 metres
4. (not-comparable) Having a very short term of investment, typically less than a year
   • an ultrashort bond

Relateds

hypershort · ultrafast · supershort

Synonyms

megashort (very short)

Translations (10)

fi erittäin lyhyt (very short) · fi ultralyhyt (physics: having a wavelength between 1 and 10 metres) · fi erittäin lyhyt (finance: having a very short term of investment) · kk ультрақысқа (physics: having a wavelength between 1 and 10 metres) · kk ультрақысқа (science: extremely short in duration) · de megakurz (very short) · fi erittäin lyhyt (science: extremely short in duration) · kk ультрақысқа (very short) · gl ultracurto (physics: having a wavelength between 1 and 10 metres) · fi ultralyhyt (very short)

ultrashort en · NOUN

Etymology

From ultra- + short.

Meanings

1. A bond with an extremely short term, typically less than a year
   • Ultrashorts were a way for the fund industry to appeal to bank customers, by offering an investment whose price did not vary much but whose yield was higher than that on certificates of deposit. 1995 February 19, Carole Gould, “Mutual Funds: Ultrashort but Long on Choices”, in The New York Times:

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