terminal

ter·mi·nal

T0116300 (tûr′mə-nəl)adj.1. Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end: the terminal moraine of a glacier.2. Botany Growing or appearing at the end of a stem, branch, stalk, or similar part.3. Of, at, relating to, or being the end of a section or series; final. See Synonyms at last¹.4. Of or relating to a transportation terminal: stopped at the terminal bar for a drink.5. Relating to or occurring in a term or each term: terminal inventories.6. Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal: terminal cancer; a terminal patient.7. Informal Extreme: terminal boredom.n.1. A point or part that forms the end.2. An ornamental figure or object placed at the end of a larger structure; a finial.3. Electricity a. A position in a circuit or device at which a connection is normally established or broken.b. A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.4. a. An end of a railroad or other transportation line, or a station at such an end.b. A building in an airport where travelers board and get off airplanes.c. A town at the end of a transportation line.5. Computers A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, through which data or information can be entered or displayed.

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[Middle English, from Latin terminālis, from terminus, boundary.]

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ter′mi·nal·ly adv.

terminal

(ˈtɜːmɪnəl) adj1. of, being, or situated at an end, terminus, or boundary: a terminal station; terminal buds. 2. of, relating to, or occurring after or in a term: terminal leave. 3. (Pathology) (of a disease) terminating in death: terminal cancer. 4. informal extreme: terminal boredom. 5. (Commerce) of or relating to the storage or delivery of freight at a warehouse: a terminal service. n6. a terminating point, part, or place7. (Electronics) a. a point at which current enters or leaves an electrical device, such as a battery or a circuitb. a conductor by which current enters or leaves at such a point8. (Computer Science) computing a device having input/output links with a computer but situated at a distance from the computer9. (Architecture) architect a. an ornamental carving at the end of a structureb. another name for term¹⁰10. (Railways) a. a point or station usually at the end of the line of a railway, serving as an important access point for passengers or freightb. a less common name for terminus11. a purpose-built reception and departure structure at the terminus of a bus, sea, or air transport route12. a site where raw material is unloaded, stored, in some cases reprocessed, and reloaded for further transportation, esp an onshore installation designed to receive offshore oil or gas from tankers or a pipeline13. (Anatomy) physiol a. the smallest arteriole before its division into capillariesb. either of two veins that collect blood from the thalamus and surrounding structures and empty it into the internal cerebral veinc. the portion of a bronchiole just before it subdivides into the air sacs of the lungs[C15: from Latin terminālis, from terminus end] ˈterminally adv

ter•mi•nal

(ˈtɜr mə nl)

adj. 1. situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal bud. 2. occurring at or forming the end of a series, succession, or the like; closing; concluding. 3. pertaining to or lasting for a term or definite period; occurring at fixed terms or in every term: terminal payments. 4. pertaining to, situated at, or forming the terminus of a railroad. 5. pertaining to or placed at a boundary, as a landmark. 6. occurring at or causing the end of life: a terminal disease. n. 7. a terminal part of a structure. 8. a. a point of termination or a major junction within a transportation system. b. the structures and service facilities located at a terminal. 9. any device for entering information into a computer or receiving information from it, as a keyboard with video display unit. 10. a. the mechanical device by which an electric connection to an apparatus is established. b. the point where current enters or leaves any conducting component in an electric circuit. 11. a carving or the like at the end of something, as a finial. 12. Also called ter′minal fig′ure. a herm. [1480–90; late Middle English < Latin terminālis <termin(us) end] ter′mi•nal•ly, adv.

ter·mi·nal

(tûr′mə-nəl)1. Electricity A position in a circuit or device at which a connection can be made or broken. See Note at battery.2. Computer Science A device, often equipped with a keyboard and a video display, by which one can read, enter, or manipulate information in a computer system.

terminal

A facility designed to transfer cargo from one means of conveyance to another. (Conveyance is the piece of equipment used to transport cargo; i.e., railcar to truck or truck to truck. This is as opposed to mode, which is the type of equipment; i.e., ship to rail, rail to truck.) See also facility.

terminal

A device connected to a computer allowing input and output of data.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	terminal - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsdepot, terminusair terminal, airport terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freightbus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station - a terminal that serves bus passengerscathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies currentrailroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goodsstation - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"subway station - a terminal where subways load and unload passengerstransportation, transportation system, transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
	2.	terminal - a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leavespoleanode - the negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies currentelectric battery, battery - a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or seriestangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"electrical device - a device that produces or is powered by electricitynegative pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative platepositive pole - the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate
	3.	terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"endbitter end - (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bittbitthead - the upper end of a bittheel - the lower end of a ship's mastpoint - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"magnetic pole, pole - one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentratedrailhead - the end of the completed track on an unfinished railwayterminus - either end of a railroad or bus routeyardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged shipnerve end, nerve ending - the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapsetelomere - either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome; "telomeres act as caps to keep the sticky ends of chromosomes from randomly clumping together"heel - one of the crusty ends of a loaf of breadend point, endpoint, terminus, termination - a place where something ends or is completedestination, goal, finish - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"extremity - the outermost or farthest region or pointtip - the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
	4.	terminal - electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and displayelectronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)job-oriented terminal - a terminal designed for a particular applicationkeyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the likelink-attached station, link-attached terminal, remote station, remote terminal - a terminal connected to a computer by a data link
Adj.	1.	terminal - of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"
	2.	terminal - relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
	3.	terminal - being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane"
	4.	terminal - occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"concluding, final, lastclosing - final or ending; "the closing stages of the election"; "the closing weeks of the year"; "the closing scene of the film"; "closing remarks"
	5.	terminal - causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"fatal - bringing death

terminal

adjective1. fatal, deadly, lethal, killing, mortal, incurable, inoperable, untreatable terminal cancer2. dying, incurable, near death a hospital for terminal patients3. final, last, closing, finishing, concluding, ultimate, terminating Endowments pay a terminal bonus at maturity.
final first, opening, beginning, initial, commencing, introductory4. end, extreme the terminal part of the vertebrate intestine5. complete, total, absolute, utter, real, thorough, downright, out-and-out Anti-government uprising had threatened terminal chaos.noun1. terminus, station, depot, end of the line Only the original ochre facade of the nearby railway terminal remains.2. workstation, monitor, PC, VDU, visual display unit He sits at a computer terminal 40 hours a week.

terminal

adjective1. Of or relating to a terminative condition, stage, or point:final, last, latter, ultimate.2. Coming after all others:closing, concluding, final, last.

Translations

候机楼售票处接头晚期的终点站

terminal

(ˈtəːminəl) noun1. a building containing the arrival and departure areas for passengers at an airport or one in the centre of a city or town where passengers can buy tickets for air travel etc and can be transported by bus etc to an airport. an air terminal. (機場的)候機樓，售票處 （机场的）候机楼，售票处 2. a usually large station at either end of a railway line, or one for long-distance buses. a bus terminal. (火車、汽車的)終點站 （火车、汽车的）终点站 3. in an electric circuit, a point of connection to a battery etc. the positive/negative terminal. (電)電極，接頭 接头4. a device linked to a computer by which the computer can be operated. 終端(設備) 终端（设备） adjective (of an illness etc) in the final stage before death. This ward is for patients with terminal cancer. 晚期的 晚期的ˈterminally adverb 晚期地，定期地 晚期地，一定时期地

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