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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.
2. : a combination of a keyboard and output device (such as a video display unit) by which data can be entered into or output from a computer or electronic communications system. 3. : a device attached to the end of a wire or cable or to an electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections. 4.
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...
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
a building where you can get onto an aircraft, bus, or ship: a terminal building. terminal noun [C] (COMPUTERS) a screen and keyboard with which you can use a computer: an office with several terminals. terminal. adjective. uk / ˈtɜːmɪn ə l / us. A terminal illness will cause death: terminal cancer. terminally. adverb. terminally ill.
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.
Terminal definition: situated at or forming the end or extremity of something. See examples of TERMINAL used in a sentence.
From Longman Business Dictionary ter‧mi‧nal /ˈtɜːmənəlˈtɜːr-/ noun [ countable] 1 a large building that is part of an airport, bus station, or port, where people wait to get onto planes, buses, or ships Your plane leaves from Terminal 4. 2 a piece of computer equipment that consists of a keyboard and a screen, used as part of a network of comput...
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.
A terminal is a place where vehicles, passengers, or goods begin or end a journey.
