Usage Note
Maximal is used in technical and scientific contexts (température maximale, effort maximal) and is slightly more formal than maximum used attributively. The masculine plural is maximaux; the feminine singular is maximale. Its antonym is minimal.
Examples
"La vitesse maximale est de cent kilomètres par heure."
Natural Translation
The maximum speed is one hundred kilometres per hour.

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