Extreme vs Terminal - What's the difference?
extreme | terminal |
Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.
In the greatest or highest degree; intense.
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, title= Drastic, or of great severity.
Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.
(archaic) Ultimate, final or last.
The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
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Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
A drastic expedient.
(mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1'' and ''6'' in ''1:2=3:6 .
(archaic) Extremely.
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A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
In 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.
In telecommunications, the apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
(computing) In the context of computer hardware, 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 terminal (6).
(computing theory) A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
(illness) Fatal; resulting in death.
Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.
As nouns the difference between extreme and terminal
is that extreme is while terminal is terminal (at an airport etc).extreme
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Adjective
(en-adj)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.}}
Not Just Going with the Flow, passage=An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex . The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes.}}
- the extreme hour of life
Synonyms
* (place) farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest * (in greatest or highest degree) greatest, highest * (excessive) excessive, too much * (drastic) drastic, severe * (sports) dangerous * (ultimate) final, last, ultimateAntonyms
* (place) closest, nearest * (in greatest or highest degree) least * (excessive) moderate, reasonable * (drastic) moderate, reasonableDerived terms
* extremenessNoun
(en noun)Adverb
(en adverb)- In the empty and extreme cold theatre.
Usage notes
* Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs.Derived terms
* extremism * extremist * extremity * extremely * extreme ironing * extreme unctionSee also
* meanReferences
* ----terminal
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Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(-)- (example) terminal cancer