Definition of Maximum thermometer. Meaning of Maximum thermometer. Synonyms of Maximum thermometer
Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Maximum thermometer.
Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Maximum thermometer and, of course, Maximum thermometer synonyms and on the right images related to the word Maximum thermometer.
Definition of Maximum thermometer
Maximum thermometer Maximum Max"i*mum, n.; pl. Maxima. [L., neut. from maximus
the greatest. See Maxim.]
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.
Maximum thermometer, a thermometer that registers the
highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or
since its last adjustment.