1. Noun
Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.
2. Noun
Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
3. Noun
That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
4. Noun
Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole.
5. Noun
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
6. Noun
either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
Vocabulary classified under Geography
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