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furthest

ˈfərθəst
WordNet
Interesting fact
The furthest point from any ocean would be in China.
  1. (adj) furthest
    (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order "had traveled to the farthest frontier","don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree","explored the furthest reaches of space","the utmost tip of the peninsula"
  2. (adv) furthest
    to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense) "see who could jump the farthest","chose the farthest seat from the door","he swam the furthest"
  3. (adv) furthest
    to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense) "went the furthest of all the children in her education","furthest removed from reality","she goes farthest in helping us"
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Furthest
    At the greatest distance; farthest.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. furthest
    Superlative of far.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (adv) Furthest
    at the greatest distance
Quotations
Matthew Prior
Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way.
Matthew Prior
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. furðor, a comp. of fore, with comp. suff.

Usage in the news

The most interesting places to visit are often those furthest from the beaten path. spectator.org

Like most people, we assumed that when Led Zeppelin showed up for a 'Late Show with David Letterman' interview last night (Dec. 3), John Paul Jones would sit quietly in the furthest chair as Robert Plant did most of the talking. theriver1079.com

Granola was probably the furthest thing from their minds when the co-founders of Norwalk, CT-based Bear Naked met in middle school. organicspamagazine.com

I wrote a print piece appearing in The Grand Rapids Press today about stretching your home theater budget the furthest. blog.mlive.com

Monarchs made it to Edmonton this year, which is the furthest North West they've been in recorded history. thestar.com

What's the furthest in advance you've ever bought a ticket. nbcsandiego.com

When you're on your daily commute, courtesy may be the furthest thing from your mind. blog.aarp.org

Breeders' Cup Mile winner Furthest Land Order This Photo. bloodhorse.com

"In terms of the cosmetic giants, Johnson & Johnson is going the furthest of any of them in removing chemicals of concern.". msnbc.msn.com

The furthest ever for a solo explorer. videomaker.com

It's about the fun challenge of slinging a two to three pound pumpkin through the air the furthest. nj.com

Today is the Summer Solstice , the day when the sun's rays reach the furthest north and the sun shines its longest throughout the northern hemisphere. qed.org

The furthest thing from my mind was to offend anyone or to tarnish the event in any way. timesobserver.com

You've just seen the furthest edge of the known universe. ypr.org

Third you measure the distance and the furthest wins. club937.com

Usage in scientific papers

Yet another iteration finally gives a matrix whose furthest off-diagonal entry is {O1}.
Blocking up D-branes : Matrix renormalization ?

Indeed consider k × k blocks with the furthest nonzero off-diagonal entry being in the n-th column.
Blocking up D-branes : Matrix renormalization ?

This information takes the form of over/under passes, indicated by a break in the curve in a neighborhood of the point in the preimage which is furthest from the pro jection plane.
Enumerating the Prime Alternating Knots, Part I

If we pro ject this geodesic to the (ρ, θ, φ, ϕ) space we can easily see that the point furthest away from the origin will be at (ρ, θ) = (2ρg , 2θg ).
Causal Structure of d=5 Vacua and Axisymmetric Spacetimes

The trend is in part due to selection effects, i.e., we are only detecting the IR brightest ob jects at the furthest distances, and those ob jects should also be bright in the optical and NIR, thus presenting large stellar masses.
Spitzer view on the evolution of star-forming galaxies from z=0 to z~3

Usage in literature

She laid Joy down in a corner of the ravine the furthest removed from the fire; she could not have carried her another inch. "Gypsy's Cousin Joy" by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

Cape Non, or Cape Bojador, was still the European Furthest on the African coast. "Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D." by C. Raymond Beazley

The furthest irrigator, merely a speck in the distance, exchanged shovel for rifle and crossed to the fence. "The Settling of the Sage" by Hal G. Evarts

A pile of papers and magazines stands as high as a table in the corner furthest from the door. "My Lady Nicotine" by J. M. Barrie

In a fortnight at furthest, Cary foresaw that a crisis must come. "The Bastonnais" by John Lesperance

This is the furthest inland of the stations of the Inland Mission in China. "An Australian in China" by George Ernest Morrison

They expend money where it will go furthest. "Aliens or Americans?" by Howard B. Grose

Tidore was the furthest of the Portuguese settlements, and the ship, having now made her round, was to return direct to Goa. "Under Drake's Flag" by G. A. Henty

During night enemy counter-attacked furthest trenches gained but was repulsed with heavy loss. "Gallipoli Diary, Volume I" by Ian Hamilton

At the end of the street furthest from the College is the City Hall. "The Sunny Side of Ireland" by John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger

Usage in poetry
Beyond the furthest of the saffron shallows
I lost them in the larches' rainy green,
And only saw the stretches of marsh-mallows
Where they had been.
Yet have I ever found, when thus I strove
To mould my life upon the common plan,
That I was furthest from all truth and love,
And least a living man.
Center of all centers, core of cores,
almond self-enclosed, and growing sweet—
all this universe, to the furthest stars
all beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit.
HOW can I utter what my soul would tell
When thou art far
Or, speaking, tell what are
Thy subtle strange sweet charms whose magic spell
Lifts up my life beyond the furthest star?
And there against the furthest wall,
Where the black shade was dense and deep,
He found a mean and meager stall,
But there when the weak light did fall,
He found a little lad asleep.
When my Heavens were turned to blood,
When the dark had filled my day,
Furthest, but most faithful, stood
That lone Star I cast away.
I had loved myself, and I
Have not lived and dare not die!