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ter·mi·nus
\ˈtərmənəs, ˈtə̄m-, ˈtəim-\ noun
(plural termi·ni \-ˌnī, -ˌnē\ ; or terminuses)
Etymology: Latin — more at term
1. : final goal of a journey or an endeavor : finishing point : end; also : starting point
< obliged to be born separately, and to die separately, and, owing to these unavoidable termini — E.M.Forster >
2.
a. : term 11
b. : a post or stone marking a boundary
3.
a. : either end of a transportation line, travel route, pipe line, tunnel, canal
b. : the station or the town or city at such a place : terminal
4. : extremity, tip
< terminus of a glacier >
< terminus of a peninsula >
5. : that end of a line representing a vector quantity which indicates the sense of the vector and is commonly identified by an arrowhead : the end of a vector that is not the origin
Synonyms: see end |