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maximal

maximal, maximum

adjective mak-see-MAL Rare

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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