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terminator definition

ter·mi·na·tor (tʉr′mə nāt′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that terminates
  2. the line dividing the illuminated and dark parts of the disk of the moon or a planet

Etymology: LL(Ec)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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