Maxim
Popular men's magazine
Maxim is a masculine given name and a surname.
Notable bearers include the inventor Hiram Maxim, developer of the Maxim machine gun.
The name also appears as a brand for various products and publications. (Lowercase maxim is a principle or saying.)
Continuous-fire arm
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- automatic weaponSelf-loading repeating firearm
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
Biblical Tyrian king
- given namePersonal name from birth
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- first namePersonal name, not surname
machine gun
Continuous-fire arm
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- automatic weaponSelf-loading repeating firearm
- gunProjectile-launching weapon
Hiram
Biblical Tyrian king
- given namePersonal name from birth
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- first namePersonal name, not surname
magazine
Bound periodical with articles
- publicationIssued written material
- magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine
- Instant Coffeecoffee powder, freeze-dried, Nescafe, Maxwell House, Folgers
- Names starting with MaxMaxwell, Maximilian, Maximus, Maxine
- Men's MediaEsquire, GQ, Playboy, Penthouse, lad mags
- Lighting BrandsPhilips, Sylvania, Cree
- lad magsPlayboy, lad mags, centerfolds, cover girls, pinups
Maximtreatise
Formal scholarly composition
dissertation · elaboration · tome · rambling · digression
Maximspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · heresy · heterodoxy · fallacy · misconception
Maximobservation
Attentive watching or remark
description · question · query · inquiry · datum
- maximum securityHighest-level prison classification
- maximum speedHighest attainable velocity
- maximum capacityUpper limit of containment
- maximum sentenceLongest term a judge can impose
- maximum-security prisonHighest-level detention facility
- maximum effort
maximum, maximize, maximal, maximally, maxims, maximizer, maximization, maximizing, maximized