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ter·mi·nus

 (tûr′mə-nəs)
n.pl.ter·mi·nus·es orter·mi·ni(-nī′)
1. The final point; the end.
2. An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.
3.
a. A boundary or border.
b. A stone or post marking a border.

[Latin.]
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terminus

(ˈtɜːmɪnəs)
n,pl-ni (-naɪ)or-nuses
1.the last or final part or point
2. (Railways) either end of a railway, bus route, etc, or a station or town at such a point
3.a goal aimed for
4.a boundary or boundary marker
5. (Architecture)architect another name forterm10
[C16: from Latin: end; related to Greektermōn boundary]

Terminus

(ˈtɜːmɪnəs)
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman god of boundaries
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ter•mi•nus

(ˈtɜr mə nəs)

n.,pl.-ni (-ˌnaɪ)
-nus•es.
1. the end or extremity of anything.
2. either end of a railroad line.
3. the station at the end of a railway or bus route.
4. the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.
5. a boundary or limit.
6. a boundary post or stone.
7. a herm.
[1545–55; < Latin: boundary, limit, end]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.terminus - a place where something ends or is completeterminus - a place where something ends or is complete
end,terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
2.terminus - the ultimate goal for which something is done
goal,end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
3.terminus - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillarterminus - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
4.terminus - either end of a railroad or bus route
end,terminal - either extremity of something that has length; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix"
5.terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsterminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
air terminal,airport terminal - a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
bus depot,bus station,bus terminal,coach station - a terminal that serves bus passengers
cathode - the positively charged terminal of a voltaic cell or storage battery that supplies current
railroad station,railroad terminal,railway station,train depot,train station - terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
station - a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
subway station - a terminal where subways load and unload passengers
transportation,transportation system,transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
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terminus

nounend of the line,terminal,station,depot,last stop,garagethe London terminus of the Channel Tunnel rail link
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terminus

noun
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Translations
نِهايَه، مَحَطَّه
konečná stanice
=-endestationendestation
végállomás
endastöî
galinė stotis
galastacija, galapunkts
končna postaja
bitişsonson durak

terminus

[ˈtɜːmɪnəs]N (terminuses, termini (pl))
1. (Rail) →estaciónfterminal
2. [of buses] (=last stop) →últimaparadaf,finalfdelrecorrido; (=building) →terminalf
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terminus

[ˈtɜːrmɪnəs] [termini][ˈtɜːrmɪnaɪ] (pl)nterminusm inv
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terminus

n (Rail, bus) →Endstationf
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terminus

[ˈtɜːmɪnəs]n (termini (pl))[ˈtɜːmɪnaɪ] (of bus) →capolineam; (of train) →stazionefterminale; (building) (Rail) →stazionefdi testa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

terminus

(ˈtəːminəs) noun
an end,especially of a railway or bus route.I get off at the bus terminus. terminus نِهايَه، مَحَطَّه крайна точка terminal konečná stanice die Endstation endestation; -endestationτέρμα, τερματικός σταθμός estación de término, estación terminal, estación final de línea lõpp-peatus آخر خط؛ انتها päätepysäkki, terminaaliterminus תַחֲנָה סוֹפִית अन्तिम स्टेशन krajnja postaja, krajnja točka végállomás ujung jalan endastöðcapolinea 終着駅 종점 galinė stotis, žiedas galastacija, galapunkts perhentian penghabisaneindpuntendestasjon końcowa stacja,pętla paragem final capăt конечная остановка konečná stanica končna postaja zadnja stanica slut-, ändstation สถานีปลายทางson, bitiş, son durak 終點(站) кінцева станція ريلوے اور بس کا روٹ ga cuối cùng终点站
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