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submaximum

submaximum is the alternative form of submaximal.

Meaning of submaximal

Adjective

submaximal (not comparable)

  1. less than maximal

Noun

submaximum (plural submaximums or submaxima)

  1. A point or value below a maximum.

Forms of submaximum

pluralsubmaximums
pluralsubmaxima

Origin of submaximum

From sub- + maximum.

Questions about submaximum

What does submaximum mean?
Submaximum means a point or value below a maximum.
What is submaximum the alternative form of?
Submaximum is the alternative form of submaximal.
What part of speech is submaximum?
Submaximum is a noun.
What is the plural of submaximum?
The plural of submaximum is submaximums.

Words near submaximum in the dictionary

  1. submaxim
  2. submaxima
  3. submaximal
  4. submaximally
  5. submaxims
  6. submaximum
  7. submaximums
  8. submaze
  9. submazes
  10. submeaning
  11. submeaningful

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Adapted from Wiktionary: submaximum (page history and authors); submaximal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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