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What is the difference between terminus and terminal?

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Terminal is a related term of terminus.

Terminal is a derived term of terminus.



As nouns the difference between terminus and terminal

is that terminus is the end or final point of something while terminal is a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.

As a proper noun Terminus

is was the god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.

As an adjective terminal is

(illness) Fatal; resulting in death.

terminus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The end or final point of something.
  • The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
  • A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

    • Related terms

    * terminal * terminate * termination * terminus a quo * terminus ante quem

    Antonyms

    * origin

    Anagrams

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    terminal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * coterminal * term * terminable * terminally * terminate * terminus

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (illness) Fatal; resulting in death.
    • (example) 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.

    • Related terms

    * term * terminus * terminate * termination * (illness) uncurable

    Synonyms

    * (appearing at the end) final, late

    Antonyms

    * (l) * (illness) early * (appearing at the end) initial, early

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