terminal
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
terminal (plural terminals)
- 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.
- A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
- A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
- 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.
- A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
- A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
- (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.
- An electric contact on a battery.
- (telecommunications) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
- (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.
- (computing) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- (computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
- (biology) The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- → Bulgarian: термина́л (terminál)
- → Japanese: ターミナル (tāminaru)
- → Korean: 터미널 (teomineol)
- → Russian: термина́л (terminál)
- → Kazakh: терминал (terminal)
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AdjectiveEdit
terminal (comparative more terminal, superlative most terminal)
- Fatal; resulting in death.
- terminal cancer
- Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
- Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
- (archaic) Occurring every term; termly.
- a student's terminal fees
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
- non-terminal
- (illness): early
- (appearing at the end): initial, early
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TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
terminal (third-person singular simple present terminals, present participle terminaling or terminalling, simple past and past participle terminaled or terminalled)
Further readingEdit
- terminal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- terminal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /təɾ.miˈnal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /tər.miˈnal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /teɾ.miˈnal/
AdjectiveEdit
terminal (masculine and feminine plural terminals)
- terminal
- Un pacient terminal científicament no té possibilitats de sobreviure.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
terminal m (plural terminals)
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal
NounEdit
terminal
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mi.nal/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophones: terminale, terminales
AdjectiveEdit
terminal (feminine terminale, masculine plural terminaux, feminine plural terminales)
- terminal
- Le cancer est en phase terminale.
- The cancer is in the terminal stage.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
NounEdit
terminal m (plural terminaux)
Further readingEdit
- “terminal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
AdjectiveEdit
terminal (strong nominative masculine singular terminaler, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
terminal (plural terminal-terminal, first-person possessive terminalku, second-person possessive terminalmu, third-person possessive terminalnya)
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “terminal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin terminus, via English terminal.
NounEdit
terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminaler, definite plural terminalene)
- a terminal
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “terminal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin terminus, via English terminal.
NounEdit
terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminalar, definite plural terminalane)
- a terminal
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “terminal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English terminal, from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
terminal m inan
- airport terminal (building at an airport from which passengers board the planes)
- transportation hub
- computer terminal (device for entering data into a computer)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | terminal | terminale |
genitive | terminalu/terminala | terminali/terminalów |
dative | terminalowi | terminalom |
accusative | terminal | terminale |
instrumental | terminalem | terminalami |
locative | terminalu | terminalach |
vocative | terminalu | terminale |
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
terminal m or f (plural terminais)
- (relational) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something
- (of a disease) terminal (resulting in death)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
terminal m (plural terminais)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală, masculine plural terminali, feminine and neuter plural terminale)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | terminal | terminală | terminali | terminale | ||
definite | terminalul | terminala | terminalii | terminalele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | terminal | terminale | terminali | terminale | ||
definite | terminalului | terminalei | terminalilor | terminalelor |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
terminal (plural terminales)
- final, last
- terminal, fatal (resulting in death)
- terminally ill
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
terminal m or f (plural terminales)
- terminal (a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to airplanes)
- terminal (a device for entering data into a computer)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
terminal m (plural terminales)
- mobile phone
- Synonyms: teléfono móvil, teléfono celular
- 2020 March 2, “Tres detenidos por violar y grabar a una mujer en 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 quote)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “terminal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
TagalogEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English terminal or Spanish terminal.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
términál
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French terminal from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
terminal (definite accusative terminali, plural terminaller)
- bus station (terminal)