Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Terminal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, a. (Railroads)
Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected with the receipt
or delivery of freight; as, terminal charges.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n. (Railroads)
(a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,
stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining thereto.
(b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight lying
too far from the main line to be served by mere sidings.
(c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the
distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station
service, as distinct from {mileage rate}, generally
proportionate to the distance and intended to cover
movement expenses; a terminal charge.
(d) A town lying at the end of a railroad; -- more properly
called a {terminus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
See {Term}, n.]
1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
extremity; as, a terminal edge.
2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
{Terminal moraine}. See the Note under {Moraine}.
{Terminal statue}. See {Terminus}, n., 2 and 3.
{Terminal velocity}.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.
1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.
2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or
electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for
the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed
into or from the machine; a pole.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
terminal
adj 1: being or situated at an end; "the endmost pillar"; "terminal
buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal
syllable" [syn: {endmost}]
2: of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery
route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal
charges"
3: relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time;
"terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
4: occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his
concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter";
"the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" [syn: {concluding},
{final}, {last}]
5: causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal
patient"; "terminal cancer"
n 1: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers
or goods [syn: {terminus}, {depot}]
2: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at
which electric current enters or leaves [syn: {pole}]
3: electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access
to a computer; has a keyboard and display
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