Terminal Definition
tûrmə-nəl
terminals
adjective
Of, at, or forming the end, extremity, or terminus of something.
Terminal feathers.
Webster's New World
Occurring at the end of a series; concluding; closing; final.
A terminal payment.
Webster's New World
Designating, of, or having a fatal disease in its final stages.
Terminal cancer, to be diagnosed as terminal.
Webster's New World
Growing at the end of a stem or branch.
A terminal bud.
Webster's New World
Of, at, or forming the end of a transportation line.
Webster's New World
noun
terminals
A terminating part; end; extremity; limit.
Webster's New World
A connective device or point in or attached to an electric circuit or conductor.
Webster's New World
An ornamental carving at the end of a structural element.
Webster's New World
A passive conductor at such a position used to facilitate the connection.
American Heritage
A station or city located there.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Terminal
Noun
Singular:
terminalPlural:
terminalsOrigin of Terminal
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From French terminal, from Late Latin terminalis (“pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final"), from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end"); see term, terminus.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin terminālis from terminus boundary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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