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   Ter·mi·nal

   /ˈtərmənəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, forming, or situated at the end or extremity of something: "a terminal date" Similar endextremefinallastconcludingclosingultimatefinishingterminatingOpposite initialfirst
   • ▪ of or forming a transportation terminal: "terminal platforms"
   • ▪ situated at, forming, or denoting the end of a part or series of parts furthest from the center of the body: "the terminal segments of the antennae"
   • ▪ (of a flower, inflorescence, etc.) borne at the end of a stem or branch: "terminal buds"
   • 2. (of a disease) predicted to lead to death, especially slowly; incurable: "terminal cancer" Similar incurableuntreatableinoperableend-stagefatalmortaldeadlylethalkilling
   • ▪ suffering from or relating to a terminal disease: "a hospice for terminal cases" Similar dyingnear deathincurable
   • ▪ extreme and usually beyond cure or alteration (used to emphasize the extent of something regarded as bad or unfortunate): "you're making a terminal ass of yourself" Similar completeutterabsolutetotalrealthoroughout-and-outdownrightconsummateperfectveritableinformal:rightproperfairarchaic:arrant

   noun

   • 1. the end of a railroad or other transport route, or a station at such a point: "a freight terminal"
   • ▪ a departure and arrival building for air passengers at an airport. Similar stationlast stopend of the linedepotterminus
   • ▪ an installation where oil or gas is stored at the end of a pipeline or at a port.
   • 2. a point of connection for closing an electric circuit: "battery terminals"
   • 3. a device at which a user enters data or commands for a computer system and which displays the received output. Similar workstationVDUvisual display unitPCinput/output devicemonitorconsolekeyboard
   • 4. another term for terminus

   Word Origin late Middle English (as adjective): from Latin terminalis, from terminus ‘end, boundary’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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