MAXIMUMS
Noun
maximums
plural of maximum
Source: Wiktionary
MAXIMUM
Max"i*mum, n.; pl. Maxima. Etym: [L., neut. from maximus the
greatest. See Maxim.]
Definition: 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
Ant: 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.
Definition: Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or
attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure;
maximum heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition