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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis ( “ pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final ” ) , from Latin terminus ( “ a bound, boundary, limit, end ” ) . See term , terminus .
Pronunciation
Noun
terminal (plural terminals )
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes .
Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, whereas Terminal 2 is for international flights.
A shuttle service runs free of charge between the three terminals .
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
A rate charged on all freight , regardless of 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 town lying at the end of a railroad , in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus .
A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution .
( electronics ) the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received , or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus .
An electric contact on a battery .
( telecommunications ) The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device .
( computing ) A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display .
( computing ) A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
( computing theory ) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar .
( biology ) The end ramification (of an axon , etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptide .
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Translations
railway station
Bulgarian: кра́йна га́ра f ( krájna gára )
Catalan: terminal (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 總站 / 总站 (zh) ( zǒngzhàn ) , 站 (zh) ( zhàn )
Esperanto: stacidomo
Finnish: pääteasema (fi)
French: gare (fr) f , station (fr) f
German: Bahnhof (de) m
Greek: σταθμός (el) m ( stathmós ) , σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός (el) m ( sidirodromikós stathmós )
Hungarian: végállomás (hu) , pályaudvar (hu)
Japanese: 駅 (ja) ( えき, eki ) , 終着駅 (ja) ( しゅうちゃくえき, shūchakueki )
Korean: 역(驛) (ko) ( yeok ) , 종착역(終着驛) (ko) ( jongchagyeok )
Macedonian: ста́ница f ( stánica ) , желе́зничка ста́ница f ( želéznička stánica ) , кра́јна ста́ница f ( krájna stánica ) , термина́л m ( terminál )
Polish: dworzec czołowy m
Portuguese: terminal (pt) m
Romanian: gară (ro) f , stație (ro) f
Russian: вокза́л (ru) m ( vokzál ) , термина́л (ru) m ( terminál ) , ста́нция (ru) f ( stáncija ) , коне́чная ста́нция f ( konéčnaja stáncija )
Scottish Gaelic: ceann-rèile m
Thai: สถานีปลายทาง ( sà-tǎa-nii-bplaai-taang )
computing - the end of a line of signals
device for entering data into a computer
Belarusian: тэрміна́л m ( terminál )
Bulgarian: термина́л m ( terminál )
Catalan: terminal (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 終端機 / 终端机 (zh) ( zhōngduānjī ) , 末端 (zh) ( mòduān )
Czech: terminál m
Esperanto: terminalo
Finnish: pääte (fi)
French: terminal (fr) m
German: Terminal (de) m or n
Greek: τερματικό (el) n ( termatikó )
Hungarian: terminál (hu)
Japanese: 端末 (ja) ( たんまつ, tanmatsu ) , ターミナル (ja) ( tāminaru ) , 端末機 ( たんまつき, tanmatsuki )
Korean: 단말(端末) (ko) ( danmal ) , 터미널 (ko) ( teomineol ) , 단말기(端末機) (ko) ( danmalgi )
Macedonian: термина́л m ( terminál )
Polish: terminal (pl) m
Portuguese: terminal (pt) m
Romanian: terminal (ro) n , periferic (ro) n
Russian: термина́л (ru) m ( terminál )
Swedish: terminal (sv) c
Thai: เครื่องปลายทาง ( krʉ̂ʉang-bplaai-taang ) , เครื่องเทอร์มินัล ( krʉ̂ʉang-təə-mí-nâl ) , เทอร์มินัล ( təə-mí-nâl )
Ukrainian: терміна́л m ( terminál )
computer program that emulates a terminal
Adjective
terminal (comparative more terminal , superlative most terminal )
Fatal ; resulting in death .
terminal cancer
Appearing at the end ; top or apex of a physical object.
Occurring at the end of a word , sentence , or period of time , and serves to terminate it
( archaic ) Occurring every term ; termly .
a student's terminal fees
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Translations
occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it
Verb
terminal (third-person singular simple present terminals , present participle terminaling or terminalling , simple past and past participle terminaled or terminalled )
To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution .
Further reading
“terminal ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam , 1913 , →OCLC .
“terminal ”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co. , 1911 , →OCLC .
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Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminals )
terminal
Un pacient terminal científicament no té possibilitats de sobreviure. (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Noun
terminal m (plural terminals )
( computing ) terminal
Cebuano
Etymology
From English terminal , from French terminal , from Late Latin terminalis ( “ pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final ” ) , from Latin terminus ( “ a bound, boundary, limit, end ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
terminal
a terminus
an airport terminal
a port terminal
a rail station
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
Adjective
terminal (feminine terminale , masculine plural terminaux , feminine plural terminales )
terminal
Le cancer est en phase terminale . The cancer is in the terminal stage.
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Noun
terminal m (plural terminaux )
terminal
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
terminal (strong nominative masculine singular terminaler , not comparable )
terminal
Declension
Positive forms of terminal (uncomparable )
Further reading
“terminal ” in Duden online
“terminal ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch terminal , from Late Latin terminalis ( “ pertaining to a boundary or to the end, terminal, final ” ) , from Latin terminus ( “ a bound, boundary, limit, end ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( standard )
IPA (key ) : ( anglicised )
Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧nal
Noun
terminal (plural terminal-terminal , first-person possessive terminalku , second-person possessive terminalmu , third-person possessive terminalnya )
terminal :
( transport ) facility to embark and disembark passengers.
Synonym: stasiun
( computing ) a device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin terminus , via English terminal .
Noun
terminal m (definite singular terminalen , indefinite plural terminaler , definite plural terminalene )
a terminal
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin terminus , via English terminal .
Noun
terminal m (definite singular terminalen , indefinite plural terminalar , definite plural terminalane )
a terminal
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English terminal , from Late Latin terminālis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /tɛrˈmi.nal/
Rhymes: -inal
Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal
Noun
terminal m inan
airport terminal ( building at an airport from which passengers board the planes )
transportation hub
computer terminal ( device for entering data into a computer )
Declension
Further reading
terminal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
terminal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: ( Portugal ) -al , ( Brazil ) -aw
Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal
Adjective
terminal m or f (plural terminais )
( relational ) of or occurring during the conclusion or end of something
( of a disease ) terminal ( resulting in death )
Derived terms
Noun
terminal m (plural terminais )
terminal ( section of a station or airport where passengers board the vehicle or craft )
( electronics ) terminal ( the end of a line where signals are transmitted or received )
( computing ) terminal ( device for entering and displaying data )
( computing ) terminal ( computer program that emulates a terminal )
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French terminale .
Adjective
terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală , masculine plural terminali , feminine and neuter plural terminale )
terminal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /teɾmiˈnal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal
Adjective
terminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural terminales )
final , last
Synonyms: último , final
Antonym: primero
terminal , fatal ( resulting in death )
terminally ill
Derived terms
Noun
terminal m or f same meaning (plural terminales )
terminal ( a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to airplanes )
terminal ( a device for entering data into a computer )
Derived terms
Noun
terminal m (plural terminales )
mobile phone
Synonyms: teléfono móvil , teléfono celular
2020 March 2, “Tres detenidos por violar y grabar a una mujer en Barcelona [Three arrested for raping and recording a woman in Barcelona ]”, in La Vanguardia :Los agentes intervinieron los teléfonos móviles de los detenidos y además uno de ellos guardaba en su bolsillo el terminal de la víctima. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English terminal or Spanish terminal .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˌteɾmiˈnal/ ,
Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal
Noun
términál (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔ )
terminal ( station at either end of a transportation line )
Synonyms: himpilan , estasyon
end ; extremity ; limit
Synonyms: dulo , duluhan , hanggahan , hangganan
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French terminal , from Late Latin terminalis , from Latin terminus .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal
Noun
terminal (definite accusative terminali , plural terminaller )
bus station (terminal)
Declension
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