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terminal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtøːmənəl/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɝmɪnəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Australia)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis 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.

Meanings

1. Fatal; resulting in death.
   • terminal cancer
2. Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
3. Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
4. (archaic) Occurring every term; termly.
   • a student's terminal fees

Forms

Antonyms

initial (antonym(s) of “appearing at the end”) · early (antonym(s) of “illness”) · non-terminal · early (antonym(s) of “appearing at the end”)

Deriveds

terminal illness · terminal leave · carboxylterminal · dorsoterminal · terminal control area · subterminal · terminal hair · terminality · non-terminal symbol · terminal tackle · triterminal · terminalize · terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase · abterminal · monoterminal · intraterminal · preterminal · terminal s · terminally · diterminal · terminal velocity · terminal stria · terminal acetylene · terminal burrowing · nonterminal · terminal moraine · uniterminal · midterminal · extraterminal · carboxy-terminal · terminal rally · terminal figure · amino-terminal · biterminal · interterminal · carboxyterminal · terminize · frontoterminal · terminal bronchiole · terminomics · supraterminal · terminal object · terminal cisterna · terminal sedation

Synonyms

late (appearing at the end) · endsome (appearing at the end) · final (appearing at the end) · endly (appearing at the end)

Translations (43)

pl końcowy (appearing at the end) · fi terminaalinen (resulting in death) · mk кра́ен (appearing at the end) · el τελικός (appearing at the end) · hu végső (appearing at the end) · ru коне́чный (appearing at the end) · hu (end-of-sentence) mondatvégi (occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it) · pl graniczny (appearing at the end) · hu végletes (appearing at the end) · hi अंत्य (appearing at the end) · fi loppu- (appearing at the end) · bg краен (appearing at the end) · bg заключителен (appearing at the end) · hu mondatzáró (occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it) · ja 末期の (resulting in death) · el μοιραίος (resulting in death) · th ส่วนปลาย (appearing at the end) · fr terminal (appearing at the end) · ru смерте́льный (resulting in death) · ja 末期の (appearing at the end) · hu végstádiumú (resulting in death) · fi kuolemaan johtava (resulting in death) · th ส่วนท้าย (appearing at the end) · sv dödlig (resulting in death) · hu (end-of-word) szóvégi (occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it) · ca terminal (resulting in death) · fi terminaalinen (appearing at the end) · bg смъртоносен (resulting in death) · pl śmiertelny (resulting in death) · fi huippu- (appearing at the end) · el καταληκτικός (resulting in death) · el έσχατος (appearing at the end) · el ληκτικός (appearing at the end) · hu végstádiumban lévő (resulting in death) · ca terminal (appearing at the end) · hi अंतिम (appearing at the end) · af terminaal (resulting in death) · th ระยะตรีทูต (resulting in death) · th ระยะสุดท้าย (resulting in death) · hu halálos (resulting in death) · th ตัวสะกด (occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it) · he סוֹפָנִי (resulting in death) · mk смрто́носен (resulting in death)

terminal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtøːmənəl/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɝmɪnəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Australia)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis 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.

Meanings

1. 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.
2. A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
3. A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
4. 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.
5. A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
6. A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
7. 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.
8. An electric contact on a battery.
9. The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
10. 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.
11. A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
12. A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
13. The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.

Forms

Deriveds

air terminal · neoterminal · neuroterminal · oil terminal · terminal station · intelligent terminal · multiterminal · terminal strip · credit card terminal · videoterminal · smart terminal · glass terminal · C-terminal · Earth terminal · payment terminal · betting terminal · nonterminal · pseudoterminal · rail terminal · block-oriented terminal · POS terminal · coterminal · data terminal equipment · N-terminal · dumb terminal · cable terminal · handheld terminal · video lottery terminal

Descendants

터미널 · ターミナル · термина́л · термина́л

Relateds

terminus · term · terminate · terminable

Translations (143)

mk термина́л (computer program that emulates a terminal) · hu végállomás (last railway station on a line) · zh 總站 /总站 (last railway station on a line) · ru термина́л (computer program that emulates a terminal) · pt terminal (last railway station on a line) · th สถานีปลายทาง (last railway station on a line) · bg кра́йна га́ра (last railway station on a line) · bg термина́л (airport building) · zh 航站 (airport building) · th โปรแกรมเทอร์มินัล (computer program that emulates a terminal) · bg термина́л (computing - the end of a line of signals) · is skipanalína (computer program that emulates a terminal) · fr terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · nb terminal (airport building) · ro terminus (last railway station on a line) · uk аеровокза́л (airport building) · ja 端末 (device for entering data into a computer) · mk термина́л (computing - the end of a line of signals) · uk терміна́л (computer program that emulates a terminal) · gd ceann-rèile (last railway station on a line) · sv terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · pl terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · eo finstacio (last railway station on a line) · sv terminal (airport building) · fr terminal (computing - the end of a line of signals) · is stjórnborð (device for entering data into a computer) · hu terminál (device for entering data into a computer) · hu terminál (airport building) · de Endstation (last railway station on a line) · zh 終端 /终端 (computer program that emulates a terminal) · mk термина́л (device for entering data into a computer) · ca terminal (last railway station on a line) · kk терминал (computer program that emulates a terminal) · el τερματικό (computer program that emulates a terminal) · mk термина́л (airport building) · ja エアターミナル (airport building) · ja 端末機 (device for entering data into a computer) · mk авиотермина́л (airport building) · zh 末端 (device for entering data into a computer) · zh 終點站 /终点站 (last railway station on a line) · ko 종착역 (last railway station on a line) · sv terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · ko 터미널 (device for entering data into a computer) · ja ターミナル (computer program that emulates a terminal) · ro periferic (device for entering data into a computer) · vi nhà ga (airport building) · he טֶרְמִינָל (airport building) · bg термина́л (computer program that emulates a terminal) · da terminal (airport building) · ru аэровокза́л (airport building) · pt terminal (airport building) · cs terminál (airport building) · th โปรแกรมเลียนแบบเทอร์มินัล (computer program that emulates a terminal) · pt terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · be тэрміна́л (computer program that emulates a terminal) · ru термина́л (device for entering data into a computer) · tr son durak (last railway station on a line) · de Endbahnhof (last railway station on a line) · kk терминал (airport building) · pl terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · uk терміна́л (airport building) · it terminale (airport building) · he בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת (airport building) · pl terminal (airport building) · af terminaal (airport building) · ko 단말기 (device for entering data into a computer) · af rekenaarterminaal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · ro terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · id terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · el τερματικό (device for entering data into a computer) · nn terminal (airport building) · it terminal (airport building) · mk кра́јна ста́ница (last railway station on a line) · it aerostazione (airport building) · hi टर्मिनल (device for entering data into a computer) · ca terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · gl terminal (airport building) · th อาคารผู้โดยสาร (airport building) · is skipanalína (device for entering data into a computer) · ko 단말 (device for entering data into a computer) · pl dworzec czołowy (last railway station on a line) · pt terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · de Terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal) · de Terminal (airport building) · is stjórnborð (computer program that emulates a terminal) · es terminal (electronics) · az aerovağzal (airport building) · fi pääteasema (last railway station on a line) · es borna (electronics) · ru термина́л (computing - the end of a line of signals) · it aviostazione (airport building) · fi pääte-emulaattori (computer program that emulates a terminal) · th เทอร์มินัล (device for entering data into a computer) · th เครื่องเทอร์มินัล (device for entering data into a computer) · tr uçbirim (computing - the end of a line of signals) · fr terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · ru термина́л (airport building) · be тэрміна́л (device for entering data into a computer) · ta முனையம் (airport building) · es terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · fi pääte (device for entering data into a computer) · be тэрміна́л (airport building) · zh 終端機 /终端机 (device for entering data into a computer) · de Terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · tr terminal (device for entering data into a computer) · es terminal (airport building) · ru коне́чная ста́нция (last railway station on a line) · ko 공항 터미널 (airport building) · fi terminaali (airport building) · fi päätepiste (computing - the end of a line of signals) · ja 空港ターミナル (airport building) · tr terminal (airport building) · mi kāpeka (computing - the end of a line of signals) · ja ターミナル (airport building) · ta முனையம் (device for entering data into a computer) · alt терминал (airport building) · bg термина́л (device for entering data into a computer) · af lughaweterminaal (airport building) · el τερματικός σταθμός (airport building) · es borne (electronics) · fi pää (computing - the end of a line of signals) · ta முனையம் (last railway station on a line) · cs terminál (device for entering data into a computer) · ko 터미널 (airport building) · ko 종점 (last railway station on a line) · fr terminus (last railway station on a line) · be аэравакза́л (airport building) · zh 航廈 /航厦 (airport building) · eo terminalo (device for entering data into a computer) · ta முனையம் (computer program that emulates a terminal) · ja 終着駅 (last railway station on a line) · ja ターミナル (device for entering data into a computer) · fi terminaaliemulaattori (computer program that emulates a terminal) · fr aérogare (airport building) · uz aerovokzal (airport building) · tr uçbirim (device for entering data into a computer) · ca terminal (airport building) · ro terminal (airport building) · uk терміна́л (device for entering data into a computer) · fa ترمینال (device for entering data into a computer) · fi terminaali (computer program that emulates a terminal) · fr terminal (airport building) · th เครื่องปลายทาง (device for entering data into a computer)

terminal en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈtøːmənəl/ (New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtɝmɪnəl/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Australia)
• /ˈtɜːmɪnəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (London) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis 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.

Meanings

1. To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.

Forms