terminator
noun
ter·mi·na·tor
ˈtər-mə-ˌnā-tər 
1
: the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon's or a planet's disk
2
: one that terminates
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This tenderness, allies say, is lost in the caricature of Freedman — often bolstered by the attorney himself — as a cold-blooded legal terminator.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
This planet, a scorching gas giant that experiences molten iron rain, has also been observed to have more light on its eastern terminator (a line used to separate the day side from the night side) than its western terminator.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
The models predict that sulfur dioxide would be more common at the morning terminator, which is cooler than the evening side of the planet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
The conditions were generated using a general circulation model of the planet's atmosphere, with the focus being on the morning and evening terminators—the locations where the day and night sides of the planet meet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
This planet, a scorching gas giant that experiences molten iron rain, has also been observed to have more light on its eastern terminator (a line used to separate the day side from the night side) than its western terminator.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
The models predict that sulfur dioxide would be more common at the morning terminator, which is cooler than the evening side of the planet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
The conditions were generated using a general circulation model of the planet's atmosphere, with the focus being on the morning and evening terminators—the locations where the day and night sides of the planet meet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
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“Terminator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminator. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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