ultrafine
adjective
(alsoultra-fine)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈfaɪn/us/ˌʌl.trəˈfaɪn/consisting ofextremelyfine(=smallorthin)piecesordrops:
People maydevelopheartdiseasewhen they areexposedto ultra-fineparticlesthat arecommonpollutantsinurbanair.
Agrinderis used tocrushthe mesquiteseedsinto an ultra-finepowder.
verydelicateandthin:
The ultra-finewoolfrom theflockis used to make alineofhigh-endclothing.
It'stimetoswapwinter’swarmwoollensfor super-soft cottons and ultra-fineknits.
- Testsdeterminedthat thepresenceof ultrafineparticlesofdieselexhaustin the neighbourhoodof thefactoryexceedsafelevels.
- Formosquitoes, I take an ultra-finenetwith a draw-cord that can behungover ahat.
- They take theviewerthrough aworkpagebypage,allowingthem toseeanydetailof theillustrationortypographyin ultra-finedetail.
- Thesemolinadoughisrolledinto ultrafinesheetsto make thepasta.
- To innoculate thecat, thevetuses an ultrafineneedlethat canhardlybefeltby theanimal.
Thin and fine
- attenuate
- attenuated
- attenuation
- delicate
- elongated
- lean
- narrow
- narrowness
- paper-thin
- papery
- sheer
- slender
- slim
- super-thin
- superfine
- thin
- thinly
- ultra-thin
- wafer-thin
- waisted
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