ultra-, ult-

From first to last.

To the final end.

Said to be the motto of the Canadian Space Agency.

Two before the last: "The antepenultimate comes immediately before the penultimate in a series; for example, a book that has 20 chapters, chapter 18 is the antepenultimate chapter in the book."

"Other adjectives indicating syllables: ultimate (last), penultimate (one from the last), preantepenultimate (third from the last), propreantepenultimate (fourth from the last)."

1. The use of ultrasonics for biological applications; such as, ultrasonic medical tomography, ultrasonic microscopy, and physical therapy.
2. The study of the interaction of sound at frequencies above about 20 000 hertz with living systems.

The technique of using a cryostat or freezing microtome, in which the temperature is regulated to -20 degrees Celsius, to cut ultrathin frozen sections for microscopic (usually, electron microscopic) examination.

Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly: "It was exultingly easy to celebrate the fact that Gordon got a raise in pay."

Not more beyond.

The limit, perfection, highest point, or peak of achievement or excellence; the pinnacle, the ultimate. The most profound degree of a quality or condition.

Although the literal sense of the phrase makes it possible to be used as a term expressing prohibition, in the sense of "no further may you go", its primary use indicates the supremacy of a product, a literary work, a system, etc.

Nothing beyond.

Motto of Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, USA.

Until here and not any further.

Based on a German source, Hercules is said to have settled in Cadiz, Spain, where he erected columns as a monument with the inscription: "These are the limit stones of Hercules" with the idea that this was the edge of the world.

Many Germans believe the phrase refers to something that is "the best", "the utmost", or "nothing better".

Noun forms:

1. An act of extreme violence or viciousness.
2. An act grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste.
3. A deplorable insult.
4. Resentful anger aroused by a violent or offensive act.

Verb forms:

5. To offend grossly against (standards of decency or morality).
6. To commit an outrage on someone.
7. To produce anger or resentment in: "The worker's incompetence outraged him."
8. Etymology: "violent behavior, excess, extravagance" from Old French outrage (12th century), earlier oltrage (11 century), from Vulgar Latin ultraticum, "excess"; from Latin ultra, "beyond".

Etymologically, "the passing beyond reasonable bounds" in any sense. The meaning was narrowed in English toward "violent excesses" because of folk etymology from "out" + "rage".

1. The second to the last item in a series of things; especially, the next to the last syllable of a word: "In the word penultima, the penult is ti as shown in, pe•nul•ti•ma."
2. Etymology: a shortened term for penultima, from Latin paenultima, feminine of paenultimus, "next to last" from paene, "almost" + ultimus, "last".