Maximum /(?)/

Max·i·mum

Maximum

n.

pl. Maxima

  1. 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.

Phrases & Compounds
Maximum thermometer
a thermometer that registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or since its last adjustment.

Maximum

a.
  1. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.