terminal
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- adjective
- /ˈtɜrmɪnəl/
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final
- But most of those students are in professional or terminal master's programs.
- terminal stage
- terminal decline
- terminal degree
Master of Fine Arts is what is called a terminal degree.
- Master of Fine Arts is what is called a terminal degree.
- So I applied to and we both got into the American Film Institute and we both already had a Master Fine Arts terminal degree in theatre from UCLA.
- By the way, it's, it's worth looking at some of the recent numbers that we have for terminal rate and we'll also look at the five year break even and five year forward.
- But basically, I that moment, before you know it, you're floating because you reach a terminal velocity.
Examples
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In a terminal phase of development, the software began to show signs of instability.
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Our religion, which had never been large, went into terminal decline and never recovered.
Blog text (23) -
This point up here is the terminal value of my income.
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Of course, we are all terminal, and I am getting older every day.
Blog text (28) -
So you understand I have a terminal deadline.
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The Song dynasty twice turned from a Golden Age to a terminal and catastrophic decline.
Academic text (2017) -
Reconstruction was completed nine years later, but by then the Byzantine Empire was in terminal decline.
Academic text (2003) -
With a student body of 4,300, there are approximately 530 faculty members, many with terminal degrees.
Academic text (2007) -
The terminal stage of the project is approaching, and we need to finalize our plans.
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As we reached the terminal part of the presentation, it was clear that everyone was engaged.
Synonyms
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At the end and cannot be changed
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Last and cannot be changed or reversed
That brings something to an end
At the end of something that finishes it
At the far end of a row or shelf
At the end or tip of a structure, often used in scientific names
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The fastest steady speed a falling object reaches when air stops it from going faster
- Formal
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A final time away from duty taken before leaving the military while still officially in service
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A building at an airport where passengers and luggage are checked and handled before or after flights
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A station at the end of a train line where trains load or unload people and goods
- Specialized
A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely
- Specialized
A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders
- Specialized
A way to make a computer act like an old screen and keyboard to connect to remote servers
- Specialized
A carved statue, often a head or animal, placed on a square pillar to mark a boundary
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Terminal comes from the Latin word terminus, which means 'end' or 'boundary'. So terminal often describes something that is at the end, like final payments or final exams.