DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
max·i·mum /ˈmæks(ə)məm/
最大值極點,最大量,極大(a.)最高的,最大的,最大極限的
max·i·mum /ˈmæks(ə)məm/ 名詞
最大,極限,最大量,最高量
maximum
最大 極大
Max·i·mum n.; pl. Maxima 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.
Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery. --P. Colquhoun.
Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.
Max·i·mum, a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
◄ ►
maximum
adj : the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal
expansion"; "maximum pressure" [syn: maximal] [ant: minimal,
minimal]
n 1: the largest possible quantity [syn: upper limit] [ant: minimum]
2: the greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost" [syn: utmost,
uttermost, level best]
3: the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive
on the left to negative on the right [ant: minimum]
[also: maxima (pl)]