(now rare) A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. / A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.

Alternative letter-case form of Maxim

An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.

A surname

(firearms) The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.

(mathematics) A maximum within a restricted domain, especially a point on a function whose value is greater than the values of all other points near it.

Having a hemline at ankle length. / Being of the largest size in its category of items.

A dress, coat or skirt having such a hemline. / Abbreviation of maxi boat. / Abbreviation of maxi single. / Abbreviation of maxipad. / Abbreviation of maxicomputer.

(music) A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.

plural of maximum