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min·i·mal

(mĭn′ə-məl)

adj.

a. Smallest in amount or degree: The job's minimal qualifications are a BS with two years' experience in the field.

b. Small in amount or degree: a drug with minimal side effects; was able to walk with minimal discomfort.

c. Only barely adequate: insurance policies with minimal coverage for damage to the car.

2. often Minimal Of, relating to, or being minimalism.

min′i·mal′i·ty (-măl′ĭ-tē) n.

min′i·mal·ly adv.

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minimal

(ˈmɪnɪməl)

adj

of the least possible; minimum or smallest

ˈminimally adv

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min•i•mal

(ˈmɪn ə məl)

adj.

1. constituting a minimum: a minimal weight loss of two pounds a week.

2. of or pertaining to minimalism or minimal art.

[1660–70]

min′i•mal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

minimal - the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"

minimum

maximal, maximum - the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"

minimal

adjective minimum, smallest, least, slightest, token, nominal, negligible, least possible, littlest effective defence with minimal expenditure

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minimal

adjective

Comprising the least possible:

littlest, minimum, smallest.

Translations

أَدْنَىأدْنى حَد

minimální

minimalminimal-

minimaalinen

minimalan

minnstur, lágmarks-

minimo

最小限の

최소량의

neznaten

minimalminimalistisk

น้อยที่สุด

asgarî düzeydeçok azen düşük

tối thiểu

最小的最小限度的

minimal

[ˈmɪnɪml] ADJ → mínimo

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minimal

[ˈmɪnɪm^əl] adj → minime
The co-operation between the two is minimal → La coopération entre les deux est minime.

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minimal

adj → minimal; at minimal cost → zu minimalen Kosten; with minimal effort → mit minimalem Aufwand

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minimal

[ˈmɪnɪməl] adj → minimo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

minimum

(ˈminiməm) adjective

smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc). the minimum temperature last night.

noun – plurals ˈminimums, ~ˈminima (-mə) –

the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level. Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.

ˈminimal adjective

very small indeed. minimal expense.

ˈminimize, ˈminimise verb

1. to make as little as possible. to minimize the danger.

2. to cause to seem little or unimportant. He minimized the help he had received.

minimal

→ أَدْنَى minimální minimal minimal ελάχιστος mínimo minimaalinen minimal minimalan minimo 最小限の 최소량의 minimaal minimal minimalny mínimo минимальный minimal น้อยที่สุด en düşük tối thiểu 最小限度的

minimal

a. comp. mínimo-a, más pequeño-a.

minimal

adj mínimo

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One hundred twenty-five patients with cirrhosis and minimal hepatic encephalopathy were randomly assigned to receive, in double-blind fashion, acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC; 2 g, twice a day) or placebo for 90 days.