LOWER LIMIT
Dictionary entry overview: What does lower limit mean?
• LOWER LIMIT (noun)
The noun LOWER LIMIT has 2 senses:
1. the smallest possible quantity
2. the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
Familiarity information: LOWER LIMIT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LOWER LIMIT (noun)
Meaning:
The smallest possible quantity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
lower limit; minimum
Hypernyms ("lower limit" is a kind of...):
extremum; peak (the most extreme possible amount or value)
small indefinite amount; small indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lower limit"):
skeleton (something reduced to its minimal form)
Meaning:
The limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("lower limit" is a kind of...):
demarcation; demarcation line; limit (the boundary of a specific area)
