maxima

[ mak-suh-muh ]

noun

1. a plural of maximum.

maxima

/ ˈmæksɪmə /

noun

1. a plural of maximum

Example Sentences

During eccentricity maxima Earth moves closer to the Sun allowing for more sunlight to reach the Earth surface.

From Science Daily

This popular methodology, which relies on machine learning, can be used to determine the maxima of a function of an unknown shape.

From Science Daily

In momentum space, free electrons are found in the local minima and maxima of the energy landscape, namely at points where the conduction and valence bands meet.

From Science Daily

"We found that the overall temperature averages seemed stable for a simple reason. While the minimum temperatures have been steadily on the rise, the surface temperature maxima in summer were consistently dropping," says Salerno.

From Science Daily

Silverman recently finished her second week of guest hosting “The Daily Show” and reaped a shiny mea culpa maxima profile in the Los Angeles Times.

From Salon