ultra-
beyond, extremely
Latin · ultra
Latin ultrā means "beyond" or "on the far side". Ultra- can mean "beyond a limit" (ultraviolet is beyond violet light, ultrasound beyond human hearing) or "extremely" (ultramodern, ultraconservative).
Memory trick
ULTRA sounds like "ULTRA-high": go beyond the top shelf.
Words from this root
- ultraviolet (ultra + violet) — light beyond violetपराबैंगनी
- ultrasound (ultra + sound) — sound beyond human hearingपराध्वनि, अल्ट्रासाउंड
- ultrasonic (ultra + sonic) — of sound above hearingपराश्रव्य
- ultramodern (ultra + modern) — extremely modernअत्याधुनिक
- ultraconservative (ultra + conservative) — extremely traditionalघोर रूढ़िवादी
- ultramarine (ultra + marine) — a blue colour from beyond the seaगहरा नीला रंग
- ultranationalist (ultra + nationalist) — extremely nationalistअतिराष्ट्रवादी
- ultralight (ultra + light) — extremely lightअति हल्का
- ultramicroscope (ultra + microscope) — strong microscope for tiny particlesअति सूक्ष्मदर्शी
- ultraliberal (ultra + liberal) — extremely liberalअति उदारवादी