terminal

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtɚmɪnəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #7067

Meanings

1

adj
Causing death; not curable and leading to death.

She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months to live.
2

noun
A building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart.

Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, while Terminal 2 handles international ones.
3

adj
At or forming the end of something.

The terminal stop on this train line is the city centre.

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Synonyms

3 adj · at or forming the end of... last

Opposites

early initialnon-terminal

Word family

Forms terminals

Derived forms amino-terminalc-terminalcarboxy-terminalcoterminaln-terminalterminally

Related forms term terminable terminate terminus

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥der. Proto-Italic *termenos Late Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal 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.

*terh₂- Proto-Indo-European terminalis la-lat terminus Latin

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Describing Qualities Aviation & Flight

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# terminal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɚmɪnəl/
**Frequency rank:** 7067

## Meanings
1. Causing death; not curable and leading to death.
2. A building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart.
3. At or forming the end of something.

## Examples
- She was diagnosed with a terminal illness and given six months to live.
- Terminal 1 is for domestic flights, while Terminal 2 handles international ones.
- The terminal stop on this train line is the city centre.

## Antonyms
- early
- initial
- non-terminal

## Derived Forms
- amino-terminal
- c-terminal
- carboxy-terminal
- coterminal
- n-terminal
- terminally

## Related Forms
- term
- terminable
- terminate
- terminus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *terh₂-
- Root: terminalis
- Root: terminus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥der. Proto-Italic *termenos Late Latin terminus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal 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.

## AI Etymology
Terminal is 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. In present-day use, it can mean causing death; not curable and leading to death, or a building at an airport where passengers arrive and depart. Derived formations include amino-terminal, c-terminal, carboxy-terminal, coterminal, n-terminal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Aviation & Flight

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