terminal (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 9 senses of the word *terminal*:
NOUN	artifact	terminal, terminus, depot	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
artifact	terminal, pole	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
location	terminal, end	either extremity of something that has length
artifact	terminal	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer
ADJECTIVE	pert	terminal	of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
pert	terminal	relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
all	terminal	being or situated at an end
all	terminal, concluding, final, last	occurring at or forming an end / end or termination
all	terminal	causing or ending in or approaching death

terminal > pronunciation
Sounds	ter'mahnahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	Of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route.
Examples	"freight pickup is a terminal service" "terminal charges"
Nouns	terminus	either end of a railroad or bus route

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > adjective 2, pert
Meaning	relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time.
Examples	"terminal examinations" "terminal payments"
Spanish	terminal
Catalan	terminal
Nouns	term	a limited period of time
Adverbs	terminally	at the end

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Being or situated at an end.
Examples	"terminal buds on a branch" "a terminal station" "the terminal syllable"
Opposite	intermediate	lying between two extremes / extremes in time or space or state
Spanish	terminal
Catalan	terminal

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Occurring at or forming an end / end or termination.
Example	"terminal leave"
Synonyms	concluding, final, last
Broader	closing	final or ending
Spanish	final, terminal, último
Catalan	final, terminal, últim

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Causing or ending in or approaching death.
Examples	"a terminal patient" "terminal cancer"
Broader	fatal	Bringing death
Spanish	terminal
Catalan	terminal

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods.
Synonyms	terminus, depot
Part of	transportation system, transportation, transit	A facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
Narrower	air terminal, airport terminal	A terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
	bus terminal, bus depot, bus station, coach station	A terminal that serves bus passengers
	cathode	The positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
	railway station, railroad station, railroad terminal, train station, train depot	terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
	subway station	A terminal where subways load and unload passengers
Broader	station	A facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
Spanish	cochera, estación de trenes, terminal
Catalan	terminal

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves.
Synonym	pole
Part of	battery, electric battery	A device that produces electricity
Part of	electrical device	A device that produces or is powered by electricity
Narrower	anode	The negatively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
	negative pole	The terminal of a battery that is connected to the negative plate
	positive pole	The terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate
Broader	contact, tangency	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors / conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Spanish	borne, polo, terminal
Catalan	born, pol

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > noun 3, location
Meaning	Either extremity of something that has length.
Example	"the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
Synonym	end
Narrower	bitter end	(nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
	bitthead	The upper end of a bitt
	end point, endpoint, termination, terminus	A place where something ends or is complete
	finish, destination, goal	The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
	heel	The lower end of a ship's mast
	heel	One of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread
	nerve ending, nerve end	The terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse
	point	sharp end
	pole, magnetic pole	One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
	railhead	The end of the completed track on an unfinished railway
	telomere	Either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome
	terminus	Either end of a railroad or bus route
	tip	The extreme / extreme end of something
	yardarm	Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
Broader	extremity	The outermost or farthest region or point
Spanish	cabo, final
Catalan	cap, final

English > *terminal*: 9 senses > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display.
Parts	keyboard	device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
Narrower	job-oriented terminal	A terminal designed for a particular application
Narrower	remote terminal, link-attached terminal, remote station, link-attached station	A terminal connected to a computer by a data link
Broader	electronic equipment	equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Spanish	terminal
Catalan	terminal

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