terminal
UK /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ · US /ˈtɝmɪnəl/ noun, adjective, verb
Forms terminals terminaling terminalling terminaled terminalled
- noun 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.”
- noun A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
- noun A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
- noun 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.
- noun A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
- noun A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
- noun (electricity, electronics) 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.
- noun An electric contact on a battery.
- adjective Fatal; resulting in death.
- adjective Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
- adjective Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
- adjective (archaic) Occurring every term; termly.
- verb To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.
Synonyms
endly final late endsome terminus depot pole end concluding last
Antonyms
Etymology
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.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.
- adjective Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike. Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
- noun That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
- noun 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.
Etymology [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal. See Term, n.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “terminal”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details