n.1.The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; - opposed to minimum.
Maximum thermometer
a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.
a.1.Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
Noun1.maximum - the largest possible quantity
Synonyms: upper limit
lower limit, minimum - the smallest possible quantity
2.maximum - the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost"
3.maximum - the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
minimum - the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right
Adj.1.maximum - the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"
Synonyms: maximal
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maximal free expression
Maxime ita dicta quia maxima ejus dignitas et certissima auctoritas
Maxime paci sunt contraria
Maximilian's sunflower
Maximilien Paul Emile Littre
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maximum and minimum thermometer
maximum Maytag mode
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Maximum thermometer
Maximum Transmission Unit
Maxis Software
Maxmilien de Bethune
Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Maxwell Anderson
Maxwell's demon
Maxwell's equations
Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law
