ubiquitous
pronunciation
How to pronounce ubiquitous in British English:
UK [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]
How to pronounce ubiquitous in American English:
US [juːˈbɪkwɪtəs]
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- Adjective:
- being present everywhere at once
Word Origin
- ubiquitous
- ubiquitous: [19] Latin ubīque meant ‘everywhere’ (it was formed from ubī ‘where’ and a generalizing particle -que). From it was derived the modern Latin noun ubīquitās ‘quality of being everywhere’. This was adopted into English as ubiquity [16], which later formed the basis of ubiquitous.
- ubiquitous (adj.)
- "being, existing, or turning up everywhere," 1800, from ubiquity + -ous. The earlier word was ubiquitary (c. 1600), from Modern Latin ubiquitarius, from ubique (see ubiquity). Related: Ubiquitously; ubiquitousness.
Example
- 1. These machines and more will be interconnected in a ubiquitous network .
- 2. Prototype tabs , pads and boards are just the beginning of ubiquitous computing .
- 3. Most important , ubiquitous computers will help overcome the problem of information overload .
- 4. And of course , these newly ubiquitous screens have changed how we read and write .
- 5. Ubiquitous computers will also come in different sizes , each suited to a particular task .