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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•mi•nal /ˈtɜrmənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - located at or forming the end of something:a terminal bud of a flower.
- forming the end of a series, succession, etc.;
concluding:the terminal lecture in the series. - Pathologyoccurring at or causing the end of life:a terminal disease.
n. [countable] - a terminal part of a structure.
- Transport
- a point at the end of a transportation system, as a railroad line, or any important junction within the system.
- Rail Transportthe facilities located at a terminal:The new terminal has a number of good restaurants.
- Computingany device for entering information into a computer or receiving information from it, as a keyboard with video display unit:The terminal was hooked up to the mainframe.
- Electricity
- the point where current enters or leaves a part in an electric circuit.
ter•mi•nal•ly, adv. : terminally ill patients.See -term-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ter•mi•nal (tûr′mə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - situated at or forming the end or extremity of something:a terminal feature of a vista.
- occurring at or forming the end of a series, succession, or the like;
closing;
concluding. - pertaining to or lasting for a term or definite period;
occurring at fixed terms or in every term:terminal payments. - pertaining to, situated at, or forming the terminus of a railroad.
- Botanygrowing at the end of a branch or stem, as a bud or inflorescence.
- Architecturenoting a figure, as a herm or term, in the form of a bust upon a gaine.
- pertaining to or placed at a boundary, as a landmark.
- Pathologyoccurring at or causing the end of life:a terminal disease.
- Informal Termsutterly beyond hope, rescue, or saving:The undercapitalized project is a terminal problem.
n. - a terminal part of a structure;
end or extremity. - Rail Transporta major assemblage of station, yard, maintenance, and repair facilities, as at a terminus, at which trains originate or terminate, or at which they are distributed or combined.
- Computingany device for entering information into a computer or receiving information from it, as a keyboard with video display unit, either adjoining the computer or at some distance from it.
- Transporta station on the line of a public carrier, as in a city center or at an airport, where passengers embark or disembark and where freight is received or discharged.
- Electricity
- the mechanical device by means of which an electric connection to an apparatus is established.
- the point of current entry to, or point of current departure from, any conducting component in an electric circuit.
- Architecture
- Architecturea herm or term.
- Architecturea carving or the like at the end of something, as a finial.
- Latin terminālis, equivalent. to termin(us) end, limit + -ālis -al1
- late Middle English 1480–90
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged final, ending, ultimate.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fatal, mortal, lethal.
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