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maximum break

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
max-i-mum break
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

Inflected Forms

maximum breaks (plural)

Phrases

century break

Frequently Paired Words

century break

Synonyms

147

Questions

What does maximum break mean?
The highest score possible in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker, 147 in normal circumstances (excluding the case where the break starts with a free ball), achieved by potting all fifteen reds with fifteen blacks and then the six colours in order.

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