ultrashort
adjective
ul·tra·short
ˌəl-trə-ˈshȯrt 
1
: having a wavelength below 10 meters
ultrashort radiation
2
: very short in duration
an ultrashort pulse of light
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Pico refers to the speed at which the laser fires, in a picosecond, delivering ultrashort energy pulses which are safe for all skin tones.
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Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
So how do physicists use these ultrashort pulses to make movies of electrons at the attosecond scale?
—Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
Earlier in the pandemic, start-ups offered ultrashort-term rentals of hotels and homes for work calls and naps.
—Curbed, 18 Mar. 2022
Mourou suggested stretching an ultrashort pulse of light of low energy, amplifying it and then compressing it.
—Donna Strickland, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2019
Now, ultrashort-term U.S. debt is by far the best option.
—Derek Horstmeyer, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
Walking through this collection, Lenny ran fingers along ultrashort tow-in surfboards and 10-foot paddle-in boards with strangely bulbous front ends.
—Daniel Duane, Wired, 23 Dec. 2021
But further studies of Mercury, along with more observations and discoveries of ultrashort-period planets using next-generation facilities such as the James Webb Space Telescope, could get us closer to an answer of how such worlds come to be.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Dec. 2021
Modern ultrashort-pulse lasers provide a reliable means to create plasma remotely.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 July 2021
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Amber Gibson, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
So how do physicists use these ultrashort pulses to make movies of electrons at the attosecond scale?
—Niranjan Shivaram, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
Earlier in the pandemic, start-ups offered ultrashort-term rentals of hotels and homes for work calls and naps.
—Curbed, 18 Mar. 2022
Mourou suggested stretching an ultrashort pulse of light of low energy, amplifying it and then compressing it.
—Donna Strickland, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2019
Now, ultrashort-term U.S. debt is by far the best option.
—Derek Horstmeyer, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2022
Walking through this collection, Lenny ran fingers along ultrashort tow-in surfboards and 10-foot paddle-in boards with strangely bulbous front ends.
—Daniel Duane, Wired, 23 Dec. 2021
But further studies of Mercury, along with more observations and discoveries of ultrashort-period planets using next-generation facilities such as the James Webb Space Telescope, could get us closer to an answer of how such worlds come to be.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Dec. 2021
Modern ultrashort-pulse lasers provide a reliable means to create plasma remotely.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 6 July 2021
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“Ultrashort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultrashort. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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