Maxilla
(||Max*il"la) n.; pl. Maxillæ [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.]
1. (Anat.) (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the
upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]
2. (Zoöl.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in insects. In certain insects they are not used as
jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See Illust. under Lepidoptera, and Diptera.
Maxillar
(Max"il*lar Max"il*la*ry) a. [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usually applied to the upper jaw
only. — n. The principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.
2. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.
Maxilliform
(Max*il"li*form) a. [Maxilla + -form: cf. F. maxilliforme.] Having the form, or structure, of a
maxilla.
Maxilliped
(Max*il"li*ped) n. [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zoöl.) One of the mouth appendages of
Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea
have but one pair of them. Called also jawfoot, and foot jaw.
Maxillo-mandibular
(Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar) a. [Maxilla + mandibular.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxilla
and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve.
Maxillo-palatine
(Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine) a. [Maxilla + palatine.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and
palatine regions of the skull; as, the maxillo- palatine process of the maxilla. Also used as n.
Maxilloturbinal
(Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal) a. [Maxilla + turbinal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and
turbinal regions of the skull. — n. The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.
Maxim
(Max"im) n. [F. maxime, L. maxima the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the
greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl. of magnus great. See Magnitude, and
cf. Maximum.]
1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom
of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.
'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward.
Dryden. 2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.
Syn. — Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See Axiom.
Maximilian
(Max`i*mil"ian) n. [From the proper name.] A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about
13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.
Maximization
(Max`i*mi*za"tion) n. The act or process of increasing to the highest degree. Bentham.
Maximize
(Max"i*mize) v. t. [L. maximus greatest.] To increase to the highest degree. Bentham.
