[
UK
/mˈæksɪməm/
]
[ US /ˈmæksəməm/ ]
[ US /ˈmæksəməm/ ]
NOUN
- the largest possible quantity
- the point on a curve where the tangent changes from positive on the left to negative on the right
-
the greatest possible degree
he tried his utmost
ADJECTIVE
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the greatest or most complete or best possible
maximum pressure
maximal expansion
How To Use maximum In A Sentence
- Some children may require a great deal of support as they acquire the social skills necessary for maximum independence.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
- Reaching a maximum height of 56cm the pygmy goat is essentially a pet.
- The war-time legacy of the five-shilling legal maximum on restaurant bills was an open cheque for profiteers to pose as restaurateurs.
- The maximum duration of residence, approved on each occasion, shall not exceed 3 years.
- ‘We wanted to support the market and gave them the maximum amount of money we could,’ she explained.
- Most lenders have relaxed their criteria around the maximum age of applicants at the end of the term. Times, Sunday Times
- In their place you have to look at using low-joule cordials and soft drinks, plain mineral water and soda water, low fat milk and dry wines or spirits and even then limited to a maximum of two alcoholic drinks a day.
- Maximum assembling is the core of the design of the railway passenger station capacity and scale.
- In other words, he ekes the maximum out of his action.