terminal

noun

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Derivations terminal

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Forms

  • singular : terminal
  • plural : terminals

Senses

  • airport building
  • telecommunications device
  • a freight or passenger station that is central to a considerable area or serves as a junction at any point with other lines
  • either end of a carrier line having facilities for the handling of freight and passengers
  • a town or city at the end of a carrier line : terminus
  • a device attached to the end of a wire or cable or to an electrical apparatus for convenience in making connections
  • a part that forms the end : extremity, termination
  • a terminating usually ornamental detail : finial

terminal

adjective

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • positive : terminal

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