ultrasmall

English

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ small.

Adjective

ultrasmall (not comparable)

  1. Extremely or exceedingly small.
    • 2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 3 February 2021:
      In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there.
    • 2009 January 13, John Markoff, “A Breakthrough in Imaging: Seeing a Virus in Three Dimensions”, in The New York Times‎[2], archived from the original on 6 September 2019:
      Magnetic resonance force microscopy employs an ultrasmall cantilever arm as a platform for specimens that are then moved in and out of proximity to a tiny magnet.

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