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| ter·mi·nal [ túrmən'l ] |
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1. causing death: inevitably, but often gradually, leading to the death of the patient affected
  a terminal illness
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2. dying: affected by a fatal illness or condition that is approaching its final stages
a terminal cancer patient
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3. relating to dying patients: for or concerned with patients with terminal conditions
terminal care
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4. at very end: forming or found at the extreme point or limit of something, or relating to the very end of something
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5. U.S. ending series: constituting the end of a series of things
the terminal performance of the "Mostly Mozart" concerts
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6. U.S. insurance law of fixed duration: lasting for a given period or term
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formal
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terminal mortgage payments
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7. botany at end of stem: positioned at the tip or end of a stem, stalk, or branch
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noun (plural ter·mi·nals) |
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1. transportation station at end of transportation route: a building or complex containing facilities needed by transportation operators and passengers at either end of a travel or shipping route by air, rail, road, or sea
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2. transportation
Same as terminus (sense 1)
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3. comput device linked to computer: a remote input or output device linked to a computer, or a combination of such devices, e.g. a keyboard and video display
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4. end part: a section or point that forms the end of something
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5. electricity electrical conductor: a conductor attached at the point where electricity enters or leaves a circuit, e.g. on a battery
a battery terminal
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6. architecture ornamental carving: an ornamental carving or figure at the end of a larger structure
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| [15th century. < Latin terminalis< terminus "end, boundary, limit"] |
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