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noun

1. The greatest quantity or highest degree attainable: outside, top, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. Idioms: ne plus ultra. See high/low, limited/unlimited.
2. The greatest amount or number allowed: ceiling, limit, limitation. See limited/unlimited.

adjective

Greatest in quantity or highest in degree that has been or can be attained: maximal, top, topmost, ultimate, utmost, uttermost. See high/low, limited/unlimited.

Definition: highest, utmost
Antonyms: least, lowest, minimum, smallest

n

Definition: upper limit
Antonyms: least, low, minimum, smallest

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The greatest quantity, effect or value possible or achieved under given circumstances.

• m. permissible dose — see dose equivalent limits.
• tubular m. — the highest rate in milligrams per minute at which the renal tubules can transfer artificially administered test substances; the maximal tubular excretory capacity. Abbreviated T_m.

• Relative Positions - maximum: upper limit, greatest value attained

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - maksimal, højest, størst, mest mulig
n. - maksimum, højdepunkt, højeste punkt
adv. - maksimalt

idioms:

• to the maximum    højst, maksimalt

Nederlands (Dutch)
maximum, hoogtepunt, maximaal

Français (French)
adj. - maximum, maximal
n. - maximum
adv. - au maximum

idioms:

• to the maximum    au maximum, jusqu'au maximum, à fond

Deutsch (German)
n. - Maximum
adj. - maximal
adv. - maximal

idioms:

• to the maximum    bis zum äußersten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανώτατο/μέγιστο όριο, μάξιμουμ
adj. - μέγιστος, ανώτατος

idioms:

• to the maximum    στο μέγιστο

Italiano (Italian)
massimo

idioms:

• to the maximum    al massimo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - máximo (m)
adj. - máximo

idioms:

• to the maximum    ao máximo

Русский (Russian)
максимальное значение, высшая степень, максимальный, предельный

idioms:

• to the maximum    до предела

Español (Spanish)
adj. - máximo, relativo a lo más grande
n. - máximo, el máximo, lo máximo
adv. - máximo

idioms:

• to the maximum    al máximo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - höjdpunkt
adj. - högst, maximi-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最高的, 最大极限的, 最多的, 极点, 极大, 最大量, 极大地

idioms:

• to the maximum    达到极点, 最大程度地

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最高的, 最大極限的, 最多的
n. - 極點, 極大, 最大量
adv. - 極大地

idioms:

• to the maximum    達到極點, 最大程度地

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 최고의, 극대의
n. - 최고, 극대
adv. - 최고로, 극대로

idioms:

• to the maximum    최대한의 능력으로

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 最大限, 最高点, 最大
adj. - 最大限の, 最大の, 最高の

idioms:

• to the maximum    最大限に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الحد الأقصى (صفه) قصوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮המירבי, המקסימלי‬
n. - ‮גודל מירבי‬
adv. - ‮מירבית, מקסימלית‬

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