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Very fast, or of very short duration; especially concerning events that take place in femtosecond or picosecond timescales.
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Ultrafast CT — Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT), a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Ultrafast computerized tomography is designed to measure calcium deposits in the coronary arteries. In… … Medical dictionary
ultrafast — ¦əltrəˌ adjective Etymology: ultra + fast (I) : extremely fast an ultrafast computer * * * /ul treuh fast , fahst /, adj. extremely fast: ultrafast computers. [ULTRA + FAST1] … Useful english dictionary
ultrafast — /ul treuh fast , fahst /, adj. extremely fast: ultrafast computers. [ULTRA + FAST1] * * * … Universalium
Ultrafast monochromator — In the diffraction of an ultrashort pulse (in the femtosecond, or lower, time scale) with a grating,apart spectral filtering, there occurs a time stretching due to the difference in the path length among the rays diffracted, even of equal… … Wikipedia
Ultrafast molecular process — An ultrafast molecular process is any technology that relies on properties of molecules that are only extant for a very short period of time (less than 1e 9 seconds). Such processes are very important in areas such as combustion chemistry and in… … Wikipedia
Ultrafast Trading — A lucrative and highly competitive method of stock trading that uses special software that works in milliseconds to make trades in reaction to market changes. This type of trading has been criticized for worsening stock swings and for unfairly… … Investment dictionary
ultrafast — ul·tra·fast … English syllables
ultrafast — ul tra•fast′ adj … From formal English to slang
ultrafast train pacing — ultrarapid pacing a form of overdrive pacing in which a short series of pacing stimuli is delivered at a rate equivalent to 3000 to 6000 beats per minute to terminate a tachyarrhythmia … Medical dictionary
CT, Ultrafast — Electron beam computerized tomography (EBCT), a new (and controversial) noninvasive test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Ultrafast computerized tomography (CT) is designed to measure calcium deposits in the coronary arteries.… … Medical dictionary
