ultramassive

English

Etymology

From ultra- +‎ massive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌltɹəˈmæs.ɪv/

Adjective

ultramassive (comparative more ultramassive, superlative most ultramassive)

1. (rare) Extraordinarily massive; of utmost massiveness.
   • 1953, Juan Enrique Mackinnon, Parasitology (1949-1950)‎^[1], Unesco Science Cooperation Office for Latin America, page 97:

     He considers repetition of treatment after a 2-month interval more desirable than ultramassive doses.

   • 1977, USSR and Eastern Europe Scientific Abstracts, Geophysics, Astronomy and Space, Number 393‎^[2], Joint Publications Research Service, page 2:

     In particular, there has been no confirmation of the point of view of western scientists who contend that there is an enormous ultramassive body at the center of the Galaxy.

   • 1983, Isaac Asimov, Counting the Eons‎^[3], Doubleday, →ISBN, page 109:

     It seems quite unlikely that these ultramassive exchange particles can be directly detected in the foreseeable future, but it would be sufficient to detect their effects, if those effects were completely unlike those produced by any other exchange particles. And such an effect does (or, at any rate, might) exist.

Derived terms

• ultramassive black hole