a company at the cutting edge of mobile communications technology
Meaning of the cutting edge in English
cutting-edge design/technology
- modernThe building was made using modern construction techniques.
- up to dateThe hospital has some of the most up-to-date equipment in the country.
- latestShe always wears the latest fashions.
- cutting-edgeComputers have brought cutting-edge technology into the classroom.
- high-techDivers with high-tech equipment discovered the wreck of the ship.
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Examples of the cutting edge
the cutting edge
The company has raised the bar in part by focusing on creating a collaborative ambience you'd find at any cutting-edge startup.
From Fast Company
He said tech behemoths have largely escaped scrutiny by a public dazzled with their cutting-edge gadgets.
From USA TODAY
I'm not saying domestic violence is a cutting-edge social issue today.
The combination of strong design competence and cutting-edge cellulose-based technologies can result in new commercially successful brands.
From Phys.Org
An incredible new breed of high-end sports cars and supercars are getting a serious jolt, courtesy of highly complex and cutting-edge electric motors.
From New York Daily News
She has built cutting-edge technologies for marine mammal monitoring, shipwreck mapping, and underwater cave imaging.
From National Geographic
At first blush, the age-old art of theater makes for a counterintuitive match with cutting-edge virtual reality.
From Variety
Among the sideshows and oddities were new mechanical wonders and cutting-edge technologies that had yet to make it into the mainstream.
From The Atlantic
So far in the presidential election of 2012, there is only one campaign that is doing cutting-edge work with data.
From CNN
It uses cutting-edge materials and technologies to provide an unexpected insight into the experience of being in the womb.
From Wired
It all seemed more summer camp than cutting-edge social design.
From Fast Company
Have you ever dreamed of wading into the lucrative market of cutting-edge art, but lacked the funds to do so?
From TIME
Misfits include a functionally obsolete building that is attempting to achieve functional building pricing or new state-of-the-art buildings with cutting-edge pricing.
From OCRegister
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