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Meaning of 'terminal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Terminal [ n.]
- Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.
- Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
- That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
- Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole.

Meaning of 'terminal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . terminal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- either extremity of something that has length
Example in sentence:
  • she knotted the end of the thread;
  • the end of the pier;
  • the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix;
  • they rode to the end of the line
2 . terminal [ a]
Meaning (2):
- being or situated at an end
Example in sentence:
  • a terminal station;
  • terminal buds on a branch;
  • the endmost pillar;
  • the terminal syllable
Meaning (3):
- of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
Example in sentence:
  • freight pickup is a terminal service;
  • terminal charges
Meaning (4):
- relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
Example in sentence:
  • terminal examinations;
  • terminal payments
5 . terminal [ s]
Meaning (5):
- causing or ending in or approaching death
Example in sentence:
  • a terminal patient;
  • terminal cancer
Meaning (6):
- occurring at or forming an end or termination
Example in sentence:
  • his concluding words came as a surprise;
  • terminal leave;
  • the final chapter;
  • the last days of the dinosaurs

Nearby Words:

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