máximum

  • 31maximum — max|i|mum1 W3S2 [ˈmæksıməm] adj [only before noun] the maximum amount, quantity, speed etc is the largest that is possible or allowed ≠ ↑minimum ▪ The car has a maximum speed of 120 mph. ▪ They made maximum use of the resources available. ▪ To… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 32maximum — [[t]mæ̱ksɪməm[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use maximum to describe an amount which is the largest that is possible, allowed, or required. Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres... China headed the table with maximum… …

    English dictionary

  • 33maximum — maximumly, adv. /mak seuh meuhm/, n., pl. maximums, maxima / meuh/, adj. n. 1. the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc. 2. the highest amount, value, or degree attained or recorded. 3. an upper limit allowed or… …

    Universalium

  • 34Maximum — Extremum; Spitze; Höchstwert; Hochpunkt; Spitzenwert; Maximalwert * * * Ma|xi|mum [ maksimʊm], das; s, Maxima [ maksima]: das Höchstmögliche, Größtmögliche /Ggs. Minimum/: Autos, die ein Maximum an Sicherheit bieten; das Maximum ist noch nicht… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35maximum — 01. Currently, the [maximum] number of students in our classes in the English Language Program is 18. 02. The cost to repair your car should be no more than $500, [maximum]. 03. Ching wen obtained a score of 89 out of a [maximum] of 110 on the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 36MAXIMUM — n. m. T. de Mathématique emprunté du latin. L’état le plus grand auquel une quantité variable puisse parvenir. Au pluriel, les mathématiciens disent des Maximums ou des Maxima. Déterminer les maxima et les minima d’une fonction. MAXIMUM désigne… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 37maximum — 1 adjective (only before noun) the maximum amount, quantity, speed etc is the largest that is possible or allowed: The car has a maximum speed of 120 mph. | The maximum number of students in each class is thirty. | We must make maximum use of the …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38maximum — max|i|mum1 [ mæksıməm ] (plural max|i|ma [ mæksımə ] or max|i|mums) noun count ** the largest number, amount, or degree that is allowed or is possible: 20 kg of luggage is the maximum we allow on the flight. maximum of: Give yourself a maximum of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 39maximum — I UK [ˈmæksɪməm] / US adjective [only before noun] ** the largest in amount, size, or number that is allowed or possible This offence has a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment. We want you to get maximum benefit from the treatment. II UK… …

    English dictionary

  • 40maximum — / mæksɪməm/ noun the largest possible number, price or quantity ● It is the maximum the insurance company will pay. ♦ up to a maximum of £10 no more than £10 ♦ to increase exports to the maximum to increase exports as much as possible ■ adjective …

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