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View synonyms for maximal

maximal

[ mak-suh-muhl ]

adjective

  1. of or being a maximum; greatest possible; highest.


maximal

/ ˈmæksɪməl /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or achieving a maximum; being the greatest or best possible
  2. maths (of a member of an ordered set) being preceded, in order, by all other members of the set


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmaximally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • maxi·mal·ly adverb
  • post·maxi·mal adjective
  • sub·maxi·mal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of maximal1

First recorded in 1880–85; maxim(um) + -al 1

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Example Sentences

If you wanted create a scandal to have maximal appeal to GOP base freakout, this is it.

The difference between health and sickness could not therefore be demonstrated to be maximal.

Among unicellular green alg, Chlamydomonas, has its maximal efficiency in the yellowish-green and Euglena in the blue.

Width of carapace: Maximal, straight-line measurement between the lateral margins of the carapace.

Width of head: Maximal measurement between the lateral margins of the head.

Diameter of ocellus: Maximal outside diameter of largest (not conspicuously ovoid or oblong) ocellus on carapace.

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