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terminal terminal definition

terminal


 
  Grep  of  noun  terminal 
  air  terminal 
  airport  terminal 
  bus  terminal 
  job-oriented  terminal 
  link-attached  terminal 
  railroad  terminal 
  remote  terminal 
  terminal 
  terminal  emulation 
  terminal  leave 
  terminal  point 
  terminal  velocity 
 
  Overview  of  noun  terminal 
 
  The  noun  terminal  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  terminal,  terminus,  depot  --  (station  where  transport  vehicles  load  or  unload  passengers  or  goods) 
  2.  (1)  terminal,  pole  --  (a  contact  on  an  electrical  device  (such  as  a  battery)  at  which  electric  current  enters  or  leaves) 
  3.  terminal  --  (electronic  equipment  consisting  of  a  device  providing  access  to  a  computer;  has  a  keyboard  and  display) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  terminal 
 
  The  adj  terminal  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  endmost,  terminal  --  (being  or  situated  at  an  end  "the  endmost  pillar";  "terminal  buds  on  a  branch";  "a  terminal  station";  "the  terminal  syllable") 
  2.  terminal  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  situated  at  the  ends  of  a  delivery  route;  "freight  pickup  is  a  terminal  service";  "terminal  charges") 
  3.  terminal  --  (relating  to  or  occurring  in  a  term  or  fixed  period  of  time;  "terminal  examinations";  "terminal  payments") 
  4.  concluding,  final,  last  terminal  --  (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") 
  5.  terminal  --  (causing  or  ending  in  or  approaching  death;  "a  terminal  patient";  "terminal  cancer") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  terminal 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  terminal 
 
  Sense  1 
  endmost,  terminal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  first  last)  ->  intermediate 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  last  intermediate)  ->  first 
 
  Sense  4 
  concluding,  final,  last  terminal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  closing)  ->  opening 
 
  Sense  5 
  terminal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fatal)  ->  nonfatal 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  terminal 
 
  5  senses  of  terminal 
 
  Sense  1 
  endmost,  terminal 
  =>  last  (vs.  intermediate)  (vs.  first) 
 
  Sense  2 
  terminal 
  Pertains  to  noun  terminus  (Sense  3) 
  =>terminus 
  =>  end 
 
  Sense  3 
  terminal 
  Pertains  to  noun  term  (Sense  2) 
  =>term 
  =>  time  period,  period,  period  of  time 
 
  Sense  4 
  concluding,  final,  last  terminal 
  =>  closing  (vs.  opening) 
 
  Sense  5 
  terminal 
  =>  fatal  (vs.  nonfatal) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  terminal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  terminal 
 
  terminal  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  terminal 
  subterminal 
  terminal 
 
  Overview  of  noun  terminal 
 
  The  noun  terminal  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  terminal,  terminus,  depot  --  (station  where  transport  vehicles  load  or  unload  passengers  or  goods) 
  2.  (1)  terminal,  pole  --  (a  contact  on  an  electrical  device  (such  as  a  battery)  at  which  electric  current  enters  or  leaves) 
  3.  terminal  --  (electronic  equipment  consisting  of  a  device  providing  access  to  a  computer;  has  a  keyboard  and  display) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  terminal 
 
  The  adj  terminal  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  endmost,  terminal  --  (being  or  situated  at  an  end  "the  endmost  pillar";  "terminal  buds  on  a  branch";  "a  terminal  station";  "the  terminal  syllable") 
  2.  terminal  --  (of  or  relating  to  or  situated  at  the  ends  of  a  delivery  route;  "freight  pickup  is  a  terminal  service";  "terminal  charges") 
  3.  terminal  --  (relating  to  or  occurring  in  a  term  or  fixed  period  of  time;  "terminal  examinations";  "terminal  payments") 
  4.  concluding,  final,  last  terminal  --  (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") 
  5.  terminal  --  (causing  or  ending  in  or  approaching  death;  "a  terminal  patient";  "terminal  cancer") 



terminal definition