terminal

Examples

• All

• Permit the students to take tests interactively at the computer terminal, as well as in the normal printed format.

  Academic text (1993)

• You have a power relay terminal in front of your building.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Put that wire on the blue terminal.

  Airport '77 (1977)

• An isolated output means that either the positive or negative terminal can be grounded.

  Academic text (1998)

• These are battery terminals out of this low cost clock here.

• Don't let that loose wire touch the terminal yet.

  Crackers (1984)

• A staging area has been set up in front of the terminal with paramedics standing by.

  Fiction book (1992)

• There's a terminal at the base of the echo tower.

  Kill Switch (2017)

• I just need access to a wire-transfer terminal, and you'll get your money.

  Firewall (2006)

• Get these jumper cables attached to the battery terminals.

  Eye of the Beast (2007)

Synonyms

E

end

vsterminal

∞ 1.0

The outer part or limit of something like a rope

refers specifically to electrical contact points or wire tips rather than general boundaries

P

pole

vsterminal

28 3.6

One of the two ends of a magnet or battery where force is strongest

focuses on electrical contact points and wire connections rather than magnetic polarity

Antonyms

S

starting point

69 3.0

A place, time, or situation that people use as a basis for later action

Compounds

B

bus terminal

7 1.8

A station where people get on and off buses at the start or end of routes

A

airport terminal

3 2.8

A building at an airport where passengers get on and off planes

T

terminal velocity

• Specialized

1 6.3

The fastest steady speed a falling object reaches when air stops it from going faster

T

terminal leave

• Formal

1 7.0

A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service

A

air terminal

1 3.5

A building at an airport where passengers and luggage are checked and handled before or after flights

R

railroad terminal

• US

1 3.4

A station at the end of a train line where trains load or unload people and goods

R

remote terminal

• Specialized

1 5.8

A device that lets you use a computer from far away

L

link-attached terminal

• Specialized

7.5

A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely

J

job-oriented terminal

• Specialized

7.7

A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders

T

terminal point

• Specialized

6.3

The last point of a path, journey, or process

T

terminal velocity

• Jargon

7.2

The fastest steady growth a company reaches before it levels off

T

terminal emulation

• Specialized

7.2

A way to make a computer act like an old screen and keyboard to connect to remote servers

T

terminal figure

• Specialized

9.9

A carved statue, often a head or animal, placed on a square pillar to mark a boundary

How Far

terminal

• Specialized

20 5.7

distal

• Specialized

15 8.2

proximal

• Specialized

9 7.9

central

993 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology