intj
Meaning 1
The sound of a person gulping in fear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gulp
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ulp
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ʌlp/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
noun
Meaning 2
The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Initialism of ubiquitin-like protein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
Abbreviation of ultra-luminous pulsar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Initialism of unfair labor practice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Imitative, or possibly a variant of gulp.
Abbreviation of unit in the last place or unit of least precision, coined in 1960 by Canadian mathematician and computer scientist William Kahan (born 1933).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: ulp — value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents