terminal
/tˈɝmʌnʌl/
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Definitions
Adjective
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"
Adjective
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
Adjective
being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"
Adjective Satellite
occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
Adjective Satellite
causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"
Noun
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Noun
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Noun
either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
Noun
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
More Specific Terms
air terminal
airport terminal
anode
bitter end
bitthead
bus depot
bus station
bus terminal
cathode
coach station
destination
end point
endpoint
finish
goal
heel
job-oriented terminal
link-attached station
link-attached terminal
magnetic pole
negative pole
nerve end
nerve ending
point
pole
positive pole
railhead
railroad station
railroad terminal
railway station
remote station
remote terminal
subway station
telomere
termination
terminus
tip
train depot
train station
yardarm