ULTIMA

ultima

(noun) the last syllable in a word

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ultima (countable and uncountable, plural ultimas)

(grammar, prosody, countable) The final syllable of a word.

(finance, uncountable) A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of vomma with respect to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.

Synonyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): DvommaDvol

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Coordinate terms

(names of syllables): ultima, ult (last); penultima, penultimate, penult (last but one); antepenultima, antepenultime, antepenultimate, antepenult (last but two); preantepenultima (præantepenultima), preantepenultimate, preantepenult (last but three); propreantepenultimate, propreantepenult (last but four)

Anagrams

• Iatmul, Latium, mulita

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Ultima (plural er-noun)

A town in Victoria, Australia.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Ultima (plural er-noun)

The larger lobe of the trans-Neptunian object Ultima Thule, a contact binary object.

Coordinate terms

• Thule (the smaller lobe of Ultima Thule)

Anagrams

• Iatmul, Latium, mulita

Source: Wiktionary


Ul"ti*ma, a. Etym: [L., fem. ultimus last.]

Definition: Most remote; furthest; final; last. Ultima ratio Etym: [L.], the last reason or argument; the last resort.

– Ultima Thule. [L.] See Thule.

Ul"ti*ma, n. Etym: [L., fem. of ultimus last.] (Gram. & Pros.)

Definition: The last syllable of a word.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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