terminus
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ter·mi·nus
noun \ˈtər-mə-nəs\ plural ter·mi·ni\-ˌnī, -ˌnē\ or ter·mi·nus·es
Definition of TERMINUS
1
: a final goal : a finishing point
2
: a post or stone marking a boundary
3
: either end of a transportation line or travel route; also : the station, town, or city at such a place : terminal
4
: an extreme point or element : tip <the terminus of a glacier>
See Examples of TERMINUS
- Stockholm is the terminus for the southbound train.
- Geologists took samples from the terminus of the glacier.
- the terminus of the DNA strand
Origin of TERMINUS
Latin, boundary marker, limit — more at term
First Known Use: circa 1617
Rhymes with TERMINUS
ter·mi·nus
noun \ˈtər-mə-nəs\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; ter·mi·ni \-ˌnī, -ˌnē\ (audio pronunciation) (audio pronunciation)also ; ter·mi·nus·es
Medical Definition of TERMINUS
: an end or ending especially of a molecular chain, a chromosome, or a process of a nerve cell
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