English to English
maximum
('m/&/ks/@/m/@/m
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adjective (a)
- Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the largest possible quantity(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- the greatest possible degree(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913