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adjective
- 1. forming or situated at the end or extremity of something: "a terminal date" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a disease) predicted to lead to death, especially slowly; incurable: "terminal cancer" Similar
noun
- 1. the end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point: "a freight terminal"
- 2. a point of connection for closing an electric circuit: "battery terminals"
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TERMINAL definition: 1. (of a disease or illness) leading gradually to death: 2. A terminal patient is one who is…. Learn more.
1. a (1) : leading ultimately to death : fatal. terminal cancer. (2) : approaching or close to death : being in the final stages of a fatal disease. a terminal patient. (3) : of or relating to patients with a terminal illness. terminal care. b. : of, relating to, or occurring in a term or each term. terminal payments. c.
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey. ...a new terminal at the airport. American English : terminal / ˈtɜrmɪnəl /
Terminal is a word with many meanings. Depending on how it's used, it can describe a place where passengers end their journey, a computer screen and keyboard, or a life-ending disease. As a noun, terminal describes a bus or train station at the end of the line.
Define terminal. terminal synonyms, terminal pronunciation, terminal translation, English dictionary definition of terminal. adj. 1. Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end: the terminal moraine of a glacier. 2. Botany Growing or appearing at the end...
Definition of terminal noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. terminal. noun. /ˈtɜːmɪnl/ /ˈtɜːrmɪnl/ a building or set of buildings at an airport where passengers arrive and leave. A second terminal was opened last year. Your flight leaves from Terminal 3. Wordfinder. see also air terminal Topics Transport by air b2.
Noun. Filter. adjective. Of, at, or forming the end, extremity, or terminus of something. Terminal feathers. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Occurring at the end of a series; concluding; closing; final. A terminal payment. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Designating, of, or having a fatal disease in its final stages.
n. a terminal part of a structure; end or extremity. Rail Transport a major assemblage of station, yard, maintenance, and repair facilities, as at a terminus, at which trains originate or terminate, or at which they are distributed or combined.
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
