-maxcomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. minimax n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maximum n.

Etymology: < max- (in maximum n.).The pattern was first established in the mid 20th cent. in the mathematical term minimax n. and adj.; a comparable use of the combining form occurs in varimax n. The element occurred in the names of commercial products from at least the late 1940s; the first item to attain general currency seems to have been the cinematographic term Imax n., followed by Omnimax n., Betamax n., and T-Max n. at T n. Additions.

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1. Mathematics. Forming nouns denoting maximum values or maximizing procedures.

2. Forming proprietary and brand names denoting things which are large examples of their kind, or are reputed to have superior qualities.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	-max
释义	-maxcomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. minimax n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: maximum n. Etymology: < max- (in maximum n.).The pattern was first established in the mid 20th cent. in the mathematical term minimax n. and adj.; a comparable use of the combining form occurs in varimax n. The element occurred in the names of commercial products from at least the late 1940s; the first item to attain general currency seems to have been the cinematographic term Imax n., followed by Omnimax n., Betamax n., and T-Max n. at T n. Additions. Categories » 1. Mathematics. Forming nouns denoting maximum values or maximizing procedures. 2. Forming proprietary and brand names denoting things which are large examples of their kind, or are reputed to have superior qualities. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < comb. form
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