maximum /makˈsi-məm/

Greatest

1. The greatest possible number, quantity, or degree
2. The highest point reached
3. The value of a variable when it ceases to increase and begins to decrease, opp to minimum (mathematics)

maxˈimal adjective

Of the highest or maximum value

maxˈimalist noun

1. A person who makes the fullest demands
2. A Bolshevik
3. One who demands the maximum programme

maxˈimally adverb

maximaˈphily noun

The study and collection of maximum cards (see below)

maximīzāˈtion or maximīsāˈtion noun

maxˈimize or maxˈimise transitive verb

To raise to the highest degree

To give greatest scope to a doctrine

maxˈimizer or maxˈimiser noun

maximum and minimum thermometer noun

A thermometer that shows the highest and lowest temperatures that have occurred since last adjustment

maximum card noun

A picture postcard bearing a stamp depicting the same or a similar image and related postmark on the picture side

maximum permissible concentration noun (radiology)

The recommended upper limit for the dose which may be received during a specified period by a person exposed to ionizing radiation (also permissible dose)

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