terminal

/tˈɝmənəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
2. a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
3. either extremity of something that has length
   “the end of the pier”
4. electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

adjective

1. of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
   “freight pickup is a terminal service”
2. relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
   “terminal examinations”
3. being or situated at an end
   “the endmost pillar”
4. occurring at or forming an end or termination
   “his concluding words came as a surprise”
5. causing or ending in or approaching death
   “a terminal patient”

Synonyms for terminal

• terminus
• depot
• pole
• end
• concluding
• final
• last
• closing
• fatal

Antonyms of terminal

• intermediate