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Etymology edit

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.

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɚmɪnəl/
  • (file)

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terminal (plural terminals)

  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. (electronics) the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
  8. An electric contact on a battery.
  9. (telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
  10. (computing) 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. (computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
  12. (computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
  13. (biology) The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.

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terminal (comparative more terminal, superlative most terminal)

  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

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terminal (third-person singular simple present terminals, present participle terminaling or terminalling, simple past and past participle terminaled or terminalled)

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

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Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

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terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminals)

  1. terminal
    Un pacient terminal científicament no té possibilitats de sobreviure.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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terminal m (plural terminals)

  1. (computing) terminal

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Etymology edit

From English terminal, from French terminal, from Late Latin terminalis (pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final), from Latin terminus (a bound, boundary, limit, end).

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  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

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terminal

  1. a terminus
  2. an airport terminal
  3. a port terminal
  4. a rail station

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Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

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terminal (feminine terminale, masculine plural terminaux, feminine plural terminales)

  1. terminal
    Le cancer est en phase terminale.
    The cancer is in the terminal stage.

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terminal m (plural terminaux)

  1. terminal

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terminal (strong nominative masculine singular terminaler, not comparable)

  1. terminal

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  • terminal” in Duden online
  • terminal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Etymology edit

From Dutch terminal, from Late Latin terminalis (pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final), from Latin terminus (a bound, boundary, limit, end).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tɛrˈminal] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [tərˈminal] (anglicised)
  • Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧nal

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terminal (plural terminal-terminal, first-person possessive terminalku, second-person possessive terminalmu, third-person possessive terminalnya)

  1. terminal:
    1. (transport) facility to embark and disembark passengers.
      Synonym: stasiun
    2. (computing) 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.

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Etymology edit

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.

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terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminaler, definite plural terminalene)

  1. a terminal

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From Latin terminus, via English terminal.

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terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminalar, definite plural terminalane)

  1. a terminal

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English terminal, from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

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  • IPA(key): /tɛrˈmi.nal/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -inal
  • Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal

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terminal m inan

  1. airport terminal (building at an airport from which passengers board the planes)
  2. transportation hub
  3. computer terminal (device for entering data into a computer)

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  • terminal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • terminal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨɾ.miˈnal/ [tɨɾ.miˈnaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tɨɾ.miˈna.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

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terminal m or f (plural terminais)

  1. (relational) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something
  2. (of a disease) terminal (resulting in death)

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terminal m (plural terminais)

  1. terminal (section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft)
  2. (electronics) terminal (the end of a line where signals are transmitted or received)
  3. (computing) terminal (device for entering and displaying data)
  4. (computing) terminal (computer program that emulates a terminal)

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Borrowed from French terminale.

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terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală, masculine plural terminali, feminine and neuter plural terminale)

  1. terminal

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /teɾmiˈnal/ [t̪eɾ.miˈnal]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal

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terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminales)

  1. final, last
    Synonyms: último, final
    Antonym: primero
  2. terminal, fatal (resulting in death)
  3. terminally ill

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terminal m or f same meaning (plural terminales)

  1. terminal (a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to airplanes)
  2. terminal (a device for entering data into a computer)

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terminal m (plural terminales)

  1. mobile phone
    Synonyms: teléfono móvil, teléfono celular
    • 2020 March 2, “Tres detenidos por violar y grabar a una mujer en Barcelona [Three arrested for raping and recording a woman in Barcelona]”, in La Vanguardia[1]:
      Los agentes intervinieron los teléfonos móviles de los detenidos y además uno de ellos guardaba en su bolsillo el terminal de la víctima.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English terminal or Spanish terminal.

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  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal
  • IPA(key): /ˌteɾmiˈnal/, [ˌtɛɾ.mɪˈnal]

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términál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔)

  1. terminal (station at either end of a transportation line)
    Synonyms: himpilan, estasyon
  2. end; extremity; limit
    Synonyms: dulo, duluhan, hanggahan, hangganan

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French terminal, from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [tæɾmiˈnɑl]
  • Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

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terminal (definite accusative terminali, plural terminaller)

  1. bus station (terminal)

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Inflection
Nominative terminal
Definite accusative terminali
Singular Plural
Nominative terminal terminaller
Definite accusative terminali terminalleri
Dative terminale terminallere
Locative terminalde terminallerde
Ablative terminalden terminallerden
Genitive terminalin terminallerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalim terminallerim
2nd singular terminalin terminallerin
3rd singular terminali terminalleri
1st plural terminalimiz terminallerimiz
2nd plural terminaliniz terminalleriniz
3rd plural terminalleri terminalleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalimi terminallerimi
2nd singular terminalini terminallerini
3rd singular terminalini terminallerini
1st plural terminalimizi terminallerimizi
2nd plural terminalinizi terminallerinizi
3rd plural terminallerini terminallerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalime terminallerime
2nd singular terminaline terminallerine
3rd singular terminaline terminallerine
1st plural terminalimize terminallerimize
2nd plural terminalinize terminallerinize
3rd plural terminallerine terminallerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalimde terminallerimde
2nd singular terminalinde terminallerinde
3rd singular terminalinde terminallerinde
1st plural terminalimizde terminallerimizde
2nd plural terminalinizde terminallerinizde
3rd plural terminallerinde terminallerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalimden terminallerimden
2nd singular terminalinden terminallerinden
3rd singular terminalinden terminallerinden
1st plural terminalimizden terminallerimizden
2nd plural terminalinizden terminallerinizden
3rd plural terminallerinden terminallerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular terminalimin terminallerimin
2nd singular terminalinin terminallerinin
3rd singular terminalinin terminallerinin
1st plural terminalimizin terminallerimizin
2nd plural terminalinizin terminallerinizin
3rd plural terminallerinin terminallerinin

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