terminal
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥der. Proto-Italic *termenos Late Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal Borrowed 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.
Definitions
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the…
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
- Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.
- A shuttle service runs free of charge between the three terminals.
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload…
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
A rail station where service begins and ends
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
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A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses…
A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.
A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located
A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or…
The end of a line (wire, cable, etc) where signals or power are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals or power are made available to apparatus; the hardware attached to the line in this spot, which allows connections to be fastened.
An electric contact on a battery.
The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network…
The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying…
A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.
Fatal
Fatal; resulting in death.
- terminal cancer
Appearing at the end
Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
Occurring every term
Occurring every term; termly.
- a student's terminal fees
To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further…
To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.
The neighborhood
- antonymnon-terminal
- antonymearlyantonym(s) of “illness”
- antonyminitialantonym(s) of “appearing at the end”
- neighborterm
- neighborterminable
- neighborterminate
- neighborterminus
Derived
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Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at terminal. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at terminal. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at terminal
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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