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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
     1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Eccl.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Railroads)
        (a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
            stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining
            thereto.
        (b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight
            lying too far from the main line to be served by mere
            sidings.
        (c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
            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 terminal charge.
        (d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the
            terminal is located; -- more properly called a
            terminus.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. The station at either end of a bus line line which
        transports freight or passengers.
        [PJC]
  
     5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --
        also called bus terminal.
        [PJC]
  
     6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or
        debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is
        performed; -- also called airline terminal.
        [PJC]
  
     7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered
        into a computer, and information received from it, usually
        consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);
        the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a
        computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a
        computer at a remote location; -- also called computer
        terminal.
        [PJC]
  
     freight terminal, a terminal used for loading or unloading
        of freight.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. Termini. [L. See Term.]
     1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
        whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
        the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often
        merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
        line.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
        Term, 8.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
        the town or city, at that place.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n. (Railroads)
     (a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
         stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining thereto.
     (b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight lying
         too far from the main line to be served by mere sidings.
     (c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
         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 terminal charge.
     (d) A town lying at the end of a railroad; -- more properly
         called a terminus.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. Termini. [L. See Term.]
     1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
  
     2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,
        whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in
        the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often
        merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary
        line.
  
     3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
        Term, 8.
  
     4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
        the town or city, at that place.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  terminus
       n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point,
             endpoint, termination]
       2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: destination]
       3: (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved
          out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a
          boundary marker in ancient Rome [syn: terminal figure, term]
       4: either end of a railroad or bus route
       5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers
          or goods [syn: terminal, depot]
       [also: termini (pl)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     Latin n.
     1 a boundary, limit, end
     2 (lb la Medieval Latin) word, term, definition
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner
     n.
     1 The end or final point of something.
     2 The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in
  which it is located.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Terminus
     Latin n.
     (lb la Roman god) the deity presiding over boundaries; a
  personification of the term (m la terminus t=a boundary, a limit)
     n.
     (lb en Roman god) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the
  important Roman festival of Terminalia.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     n.
     1 The end or final point of something.
     2 The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in
  which it is located.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Terminus
     n.
     (lb en Roman god) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the
  important Roman festival of Terminalia.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     Latin n.
     1 a boundary, limit, end
     2 (lb la Medieval Latin) word, term, definition
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner
     n.
     1 The end or final point of something.
     2 The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in
  which it is located.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Terminus
     Latin n.
     (lb la Roman god) the deity presiding over boundaries; a
  personification of the term (m la terminus t=a boundary, a limit)
     n.
     (lb en Roman god) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the
  important Roman festival of Terminalia.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     Latin n.
     1 a boundary, limit, end
     2 (lb la Medieval Latin) word, term, definition
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner
     n.
     1 The end or final point of something.
     2 The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in
  which it is located.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Terminus
     Latin n.
     (lb la Roman god) the deity presiding over boundaries; a
  personification of the term (m la terminus t=a boundary, a limit)
     n.
     (lb en Roman god) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the
  important Roman festival of Terminalia.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     Ranska n.
     pääteasema

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  terminus
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=transport språk=en) slutstation, ändhållplats
     2 ändpunkt, ände, något som befinner sig vid en extrempunkt eller
  utkant, framkant

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Terminus
     Tyska n.
     term

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Terminus /tˈɛɾmiːnˌʊs/ 
  term , linguistic unit 
        "medizinischer Fachausdruck / Fachbegriff / Terminus"  - medical term
     Synonyms: Ausdruck, Begriff
  
   see: Ausdrücke, Termini, Begriffe, Alltagsausdruck, Fachausdruck, Fachbegriff, Rechtsterminus, juristischer Terminus, juristischer Fachausdruck
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Terminus /ˈtɛʁminʊs/ 
  terme
  Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-ind ]

  Terminus /ˈtɛʁminʊs/ 
  istilah
  Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes

From German-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.5 :   [ freedict:deu-nld ]

  Terminus /tˈɛɾmiːnˌʊs/
  term, vakterm

From German-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:deu-por ]

  Terminus /tˈɛɾmiːnˌʊs/
  expressão, termo, vocábulo

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Terminus /ˈtɛʁminʊs/ 
  término
  Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Terminus /ˈtɛʁminʊs/ 
  term
  Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  النهاية

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  terminus //ˈtɜːmɪnəs// 
  1. крайна точка
  end or final point
  2. крайна спирка
  end point of a transport system

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  konečná

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  konečná stanice

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
   [Br.] Endstation , Endstelle  [transp.]
     Synonyms: last stop, end of the line
  
   see: last stops, ends of line, termini, End of the line. All change, Last stop. Please leave the train.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  Endhaltestelle , Endstelle 
     Synonym: final stop
  
   see: stopping point, stop, stopping points, stops, request stop, flag stop, flag station, bus stop, tram stop, streetcar stop, halt
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  Kopfbahnhof , Sackbahnhof 
   see: termini
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  
  τελικός σταθμός, τέρμα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  terminus //ˈtɜːmɪnəs// 
  1. päätepiste
  end or final point
  2. pääteasema, päätepysäkki, päättäri
  end point of a transport system

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/ 
  1. अन्तिम~स्टेशन
        "The bus is reaching the terminus."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  granica, kraj, krajnja stanica, završetak

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  terminus //ˈtɜːmɪnəs// 
  終点
  end point of a transport system

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  terminus /ˈtɜ:mɪnəs/ 
    duża stacja końcowa, stacja końcowa

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  terminus //ˈtɜːmɪnəs// 
  slutstation, ändhållplats, ändstation
  end point of a transport system

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  terminus /tˈɜːmɪnəs/
  1. (çoğ.) ni) hudut, sınır, son, nihayet
  2. gaye, maksat
  3. demiryolu başı
  4. demiryolu başının bulunduğu istasyon veya şehir
  5. son durak
  6. sınır işareti
  7. (bh) eski Romalıların sınırlarla ilgili tanrısı. terminus ad quem (Lat.) bitim noktası
  8. (huk.) bitim günü. terminus a quo (Lat.) başlangıç noktası
  9. (huk.) başlangıç günü.

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  terminus /tɛʁ.mi.nys/ 
  крайна спирка

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  terminus /tɛʀminys/ 
  end-of-the-line, terminal, terminus

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  terminus /tɛʁ.mi.nys/ 
  capolinea

From français-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-jpn ]

  terminus /tɛʁ.mi.nys/ 
  終点

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  terminus /tɛrminy/
  eindstation

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  terminus /tɛʁ.mi.nys/ 
  terminus

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  terminus /tɛʁ.mi.nys/ 
  slutstation

From Hungarian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:hun-eng ]

  terminus /tˈɛrminuʃ/
  day of appearance

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  terminus
  terminus

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɝmɪnəs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  163 Moby Thesaurus words for "terminus":
     L, Z, anchorage, apodosis, border line, bound, boundary,
     boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, branch, break boundary,
     breakoff point, cable railway, catastrophe, cease, ceasing,
     ceiling, cessation, circumscription, close, coda, cog railway,
     compass, completing, completion, conclusion, confine, consummation,
     crack of doom, culmination, curtain, curtains, cutoff,
     cutoff point, deadline, death, decease, delimitation, denouement,
     desistance, destination, destiny, determinant, division line, doom,
     effect, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway,
     embankment, end, end point, ending, envoi, epilogue, eschatology,
     expiration, extremity, fate, feeder, feeder line, final solution,
     final twitch, final words, finale, finality, finis, finish,
     finishing, floor, frontier, full development, goal,
     gravity-operated railway, harbor, haven, hedge, high-water mark,
     horse railway, interface, izzard, junction, last, last breath,
     last gasp, last stop, last things, last trumpet, last words,
     latter end, light railroad, limen, limit, limitation,
     limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, low-water mark,
     lower limit, main line, march, mark, maturation, maturity, mete,
     metro, monorail, omega, payoff, perfection, period, peroration,
     port, quietus, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, rail,
     rail line, railroad, railway, resolution, resting place, ripeness,
     roadbed, roadway, rounding off, rounding out, sidetrack, siding,
     start, starting line, starting point, stop, stoppage,
     stopping place, street railway, streetcar line, subway, swan song,
     switchback, target date, term, terminal, terminal date,
     terminal point, termination, threshold, time allotment,
     topping off, track, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line, trunk,
     trunk line, tube, turnout, underground, upper limit, windup
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 终点,终站,终点;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 终点,界标,终点站

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