Etymology : Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus farthest, last, final, superlative of Latin ulter situated beyond
Pronunciation : &l-t&-m&t
Function : adjective
Date : 1654
1. final result; main principle. final; extreme; greatest; fundamental; decisive. ultimate\ul"ti*mate\ , a. [ll. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. l. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. see:
ulterior, and cf. ultimatum.].
2. farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final. my harbor, and my ultimate repose. many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this our ultimate happiness.
3. last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final. those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we can not rationally contradict.
4. incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter.ultimate analysis (chem.), organic analysis. see:
under organic.ultimate belief. see:
under belief.ultimate ratio (math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or that toward which a series tends, and which it does not pass.
5. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final.
6. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final.
7. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter.
8. To come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end.
9. To come or bring into use or practice. being the last or concluding element of a series; "the ultimate sonata of that opus"; "a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate syllable" furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life".
10. son. nihai. en son / uzak. esas. parçalara ayrılmayan. çözümlenemez. münferit. aşırı. kuvvet en yüksek.
11. 1. You use ultimate to describe the final result or aim of a long series of events. He said it is still not possible to predict the ultimate outcome The ultimate aim is to expand the network further. = eventual.
12. You use ultimate to describe the original source or cause of something. Plants are the ultimate source of all foodstuffs The ultimate cause of what's happened seems to have been the advertising campaign. = fundamental.
13. You use ultimate to describe the most important or powerful thing of a particular kind. the ultimate power of the central government Of course, the ultimate authority remained the presidency.
14. You use ultimate to describe the most extreme and unpleasant example of a particular thing. Bringing back the death penalty would be the ultimate abuse of human rights.
15. You use ultimate to describe the best possible example of a particular thing. Caviar and oysters on ice are generally considered the ultimate luxury foods. = definitive.
16. The ultimate in something is the best or most advanced example of it. This hotel is the ultimate in luxury. the ultimate in sth the best or most modern example of something.