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ubiquitous Definition

ubiqui·tous (yo̵̅o̅ bikwə təs)

adjective

present, or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

Etymology: see ubiquity & -ous

ubiquitous Related Forms
ubiqui·tously adverb ubiqui·tous·ness noun
ubiquitous Synonyms

ubiquitous

modif.

omnipresent, universal, all over; see everywhere.

ubiquitous Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: They have become a seemingly ubiquitous part of our national culture.
  • almost: An almost ubiquitous example of this is Program Manager, which is the default Windows shell.
  • increasingly: Computers are becoming increasingly ubiquitous; they are ' disappearing ' into everyday objects.
  • virtually: The most exciting new capability of Fleetstar is its virtually ubiquitous coverage.
  • nearly: The RFH process may also form the flow banding that is nearly ubiquitous in obsidian.
  • fairly: Support for HTML is fairly ubiquitous - from the input boxes for resource creation through to uploaded Web pages.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: The architecture includes virtualization support and is also designed to support non-stop computing and storage, as HP aims to make blades ubiquitous.

Modifies a noun

  • computing: The 21st Century is already being called the era of ubiquitous computing.
  • contaminant: PCBs are a group of 209 related compounds that are ubiquitous environmental contaminants of considerable persistence.
  • connectivity: Do we need new words to capture the changing world resulting from ubiquitous high speed internet connectivity?
  • presence: Saddam rules through his face, through his ubiquitous presence.
  • symbol: One of those traditions is hejab, or modest Islamic dress, the ubiquitous symbol of Iranian women.
  • phenomenon: This explains why static electricity is such a ubiquitous phenomenon.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: We live in a society where the term ' risk ' has become ubiquitous.
  • seem: In fact, once noticed, it seems singularly ubiquitous.
  • make: To be made ubiquitous a transmissionthe teachers across the this year quot.

Preposition: in

  • environment: Their ease of use and low cost have made them ubiquitous in the workplace environment, but at what price?
  • world: At present, gift registry cards are quite normal and ubiquitous in the wedding invitation world.
  • society: In particular we might examine the recent trend toward ' body projects ' which have become ubiquitous in society.
  • life: TeraView's vision is to make terahertz technology affordable, accessible, and ubiquitous in everyday life.

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