terminal /tûrˈmi-nəl/ adjective- Of, at, forming or marking, an end, boundary or terminus
- Final
- (of a diseased condition) representing the final stages of a fatal illness
- (of a disease) ending in death
- Suffering from a terminal illness
- Extreme, acute (informal)
- On the terminal market
- Of a term
- Occurring every term
noun- An end
- An ending
- A rail or bus terminus
- An arrival and departure building for travellers by air
- The storage base and distribution centre for raw material, eg at the head of an oil pipeline
- A free end in an open electric circuit
- A device linked to a computer and at a distance from it, by which the computer can be operated (also terminal unit)
- A patient with a terminal illness
ORIGIN: L terminālis, from terminus limit, boundary terˈminally adverb terminal guidance noun A system for guiding sub-units of a missile warhead towards multiple targets near the end of the missile's flight terminal illness noun A fatal disease in its final stages terminal market noun (finance) The central market in London for dealing in general commodities terminal platform noun (oil) An offshore platform used as a base for pumping oil or gas ashore terminal unit see terminal (n) above. terminal velocity noun - The speed of an object on impact with a target
- The greatest speed attained by an object falling or fired through a fluid
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