terminal

See also: Terminal, terminál, and терминал

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

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɚmɪnəl/
Audio (RP) (file)

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.

Derived terms

coterminal

Related terms

term
terminable
terminate
terminus

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: термина́л (terminál)
→ Japanese: ターミナル (tāminaru)
→ Korean: 터미널 (teomineol)
→ Russian: термина́л (terminál)
- → Kazakh: терминал (terminal)

Translations

airport building

Azerbaijani: aerovağzal
Belarusian: аэравакза́л m (aeravakzál), тэрміна́л m (terminál)
Bulgarian: термина́л m (terminál)
Catalan: terminal (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 航站 (zh) (hángzhàn)
Czech: terminál m
Danish: terminal (da) c
Finnish: terminaali (fi)
French: terminal (fr) m, aérogare (fr) f
Galician: terminal f
German: Terminal (de) m or n
Greek: τερματικός σταθμός m (termatikós stathmós)
Hebrew: בית נתיבות‎ (beit niteevot)
Hungarian: terminál (hu)
Italian: terminal (it) m
Japanese: ターミナル (ja) (tāminaru), エアターミナル (ea tāminaru), 空港ターミナル (くうこうターミナル, kūkō tāminaru)
Kazakh: терминал (terminal)
Korean: 터미널 (ko) (teomineol), 공항 터미널 (gonghang teomineol)
Macedonian: термина́л m (terminál), авиотермина́л m (avioterminál)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: terminal m
Nynorsk: terminal m
Polish: terminal (pl) m
Portuguese: terminal (pt) m
Romanian: terminal (ro) n
Russian: аэровокза́л (ru) m (aerovokzál), термина́л (ru) m (terminál)
Spanish: terminal (es) m
Swedish: terminal (sv) c
Ukrainian: аеровокза́л (uk) m (aerovokzál), терміна́л m (terminál)
Uzbek: aerovokzal (uz)
Vietnamese: nhà ga (vi)

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 (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

computing - the end of a line of signals

Bulgarian: термина́л m (terminál)
Finnish: pää (fi), päätepiste (fi)
French: terminal (fr) m
Macedonian: термина́л m (terminál)
Maori: kāpeka
Russian: термина́л (ru) m (terminál)

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
Ukrainian: терміна́л m (terminál)

computer program that emulates a terminal

Belarusian: тэрміна́л m (terminál)
Bulgarian: термина́л m (terminál)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 終端／终端 (zh) (zhōngduān)
Finnish: terminaali (fi), terminaaliemulaattori, pääte-emulaattori
French: terminal (fr) m
German: Terminal (de) m or n
Greek: τερματικό (el) n (termatikó)
Japanese: ターミナル (ja) (tāminaru)
Kazakh: терминал (terminal)
Macedonian: термина́л m (terminál)
Polish: terminal (pl) m
Portuguese: terminal (pt) m
Russian: термина́л (ru) m (terminál)
Swedish: terminal (sv) c
Ukrainian: терміна́л m (terminál)

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

Synonyms

(appearing at the end): endly, final, late, endsome

Antonyms

non-terminal
(illness): early
(appearing at the end): initial, early

Derived terms

terminally
terminal moraine

Translations

resulting in death

Bulgarian: смъртоносен (bg) (smǎrtonosen)
Catalan: terminal (ca)
Finnish: terminaalinen, kuolemaan johtava
Greek: καταληκτικός (el) (kataliktikós), μοιραίος (el) (moiraíos)
Hungarian: halálos (hu), végstádiumú, végstádiumban lévő
Japanese: 末期の (ja) (makki no)
Macedonian: смрто́носен (smrtónosen)
Polish: śmiertelny (pl) m
Russian: смерте́льный (ru) (smertélʹnyj)
Swedish: dödlig (sv)

appearing at the end

Bulgarian: краен (bg) (kraen), заключителен (bg) (zaključitelen)
Catalan: terminal (ca)
Finnish: loppu-, huippu-, terminaalinen
French: terminal (fr)
Greek: τελικός (el) (telikós), ληκτικός (el) (liktikós), έσχατος (el) (éschatos)
Hungarian: (ultimate, final) végső (hu), (extreme) végletes
Japanese: 末期の (ja) (makki no)
Macedonian: кра́ен (kráen)
Polish: końcowy (pl), graniczny (pl)
Russian: коне́чный (ru) (konéčnyj)

occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time, and serves to terminate it

Hungarian: (end-of-word) szóvégi, (end-of-sentence) mondatvégi, mondatzáró

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.

Anagrams

trailmen, tram line, tramline

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /təɾ.miˈnal/

(Central) IPA^(key): /tər.miˈnal/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /teɾ.miˈnal/

Adjective

terminal (masculine and feminine plural terminals)

terminal
Un pacient terminal científicament no té possibilitats de sobreviure.
(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Related terms

terminar
terme

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

Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

Noun

terminal

a terminus
an airportterminal
a port terminal
a rail station

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin terminalis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.mi.nal/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Homophones: terminale, terminales

Adjective

terminal (feminine terminale, masculine plural terminaux, feminine plural terminales)

terminal
Le cancer est en phase terminale.
The cancer is in the terminal stage.

Derived terms

choc terminal

Related terms

terminer

Noun

terminal m (plural terminaux)

terminal

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Adjective

terminal (strong nominative masculine singular terminaler, not comparable)

terminal

Declension

Positive forms of terminal (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist terminal	sie ist terminal	es ist terminal	sie sind terminal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	terminaler	terminale	terminales	terminale
	genitive	terminalen	terminaler	terminalen	terminaler
	dative	terminalem	terminaler	terminalem	terminalen
	accusative	terminalen	terminale	terminales	terminale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der terminale	die terminale	das terminale	die terminalen
	genitive	des terminalen	der terminalen	des terminalen	der terminalen
	dative	dem terminalen	der terminalen	dem terminalen	den terminalen
	accusative	den terminalen	die terminale	das terminale	die terminalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein terminaler	eine terminale	ein terminales	(keine) terminalen
	genitive	eines terminalen	einer terminalen	eines terminalen	(keiner) terminalen
	dative	einem terminalen	einer terminalen	einem terminalen	(keinen) terminalen
	accusative	einen terminalen	eine terminale	ein terminales	(keine) terminalen

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): [tɛrˈminal] (standard)
IPA^(key): [tərˈminal] (anglicised)
Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧nal

Noun

terminal (plural terminal-terminal, first-person possessive terminalku, second-person possessive terminalmu, third-person possessive terminalnya)

terminal:
1. (transport) facility to embark and disembark passengers.
  Synonym: stasiun
2. (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.

Derived terms

terminal agribisnis
terminal bayangan
terminal listrik
terminal pembayaran elektronik

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.

Noun

terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminaler, definite plural terminalene)

a terminal

Derived terms

ferjeterminal
flyterminal
godsterminal

References

“terminal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin terminus, via English terminal.

Noun

terminal m (definite singular terminalen, indefinite plural terminalar, definite plural terminalane)

a terminal

Derived terms

ferjeterminal
flyterminal
godsterminal

References

“terminal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English terminal, from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɛrˈmi.nal/
Audio (file)
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

Declension of terminal

	singular	plural
nominative	terminal	terminale
genitive	terminalu/terminala	terminali/terminalów
dative	terminalowi	terminalom
accusative	terminal	terminale
instrumental	terminalem	terminalami
locative	terminalu	terminalach
vocative	terminalu	terminale

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁ.miˈnaw/ [teɦ.miˈnaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾ.miˈnaw/ [teɾ.miˈnaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁ.miˈnaw/ [teʁ.miˈnaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻ.miˈnaw/ [teɻ.miˈnaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.miˈnal/ [tɨɾ.miˈnaɫ]

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

terminalmente

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

From French terminale.

Adjective

terminal m or n (feminine singular terminală, masculine plural terminali, feminine and neuter plural terminale)

terminal

Declension

Declension of terminal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	terminal		terminală	terminali	terminale
nominative/ accusative	definite	terminalul		terminala	terminalii	terminalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	terminal		terminale	terminali	terminale
genitive/ dative	definite	terminalului		terminalei	terminalilor	terminalelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin terminālis, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teɾmiˈnal/ [t̪eɾ.miˈnal]
Audio (Colombia) (file)
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ter‧mi‧nal

Adjective

terminal (plural terminales)

final, last
Synonyms: último, final
Antonym: primero
terminal, fatal (resulting in death)
terminally ill

Derived terms

paraterminal
terminalmente

Noun

terminal m or f (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

alicates de terminales
terminales mediáticas

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”, 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 quote)

Related terms

terminar
término

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English terminal or Spanish terminal.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

IPA^(key): /ˌteɾmiˈnal/, [ˌteɾ.mɪˈnal]

Noun

términál

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): [tæɾmiˈnɑl]
Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧nal

Noun

terminal (definite accusative terminali, plural terminaller)

bus station (terminal)

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

terminal

Definite accusative

terminali

Singular

Plural

Nominative

terminal

terminaller

Definite accusative

terminali

terminalleri

Dative

terminale

terminallere

Locative

terminalde

terminallerde

Ablative

terminalden

terminallerden

Genitive

terminalin

terminallerin

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalim	terminallerim
2nd singular	terminalin	terminallerin
3rd singular	terminali	terminalleri
1st plural	terminalimiz	terminallerimiz
2nd plural	terminaliniz	terminalleriniz
3rd plural	terminalleri	terminalleri
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalimi	terminallerimi
2nd singular	terminalini	terminallerini
3rd singular	terminalini	terminallerini
1st plural	terminalimizi	terminallerimizi
2nd plural	terminalinizi	terminallerinizi
3rd plural	terminallerini	terminallerini
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalime	terminallerime
2nd singular	terminaline	terminallerine
3rd singular	terminaline	terminallerine
1st plural	terminalimize	terminallerimize
2nd plural	terminalinize	terminallerinize
3rd plural	terminallerine	terminallerine
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalimde	terminallerimde
2nd singular	terminalinde	terminallerinde
3rd singular	terminalinde	terminallerinde
1st plural	terminalimizde	terminallerimizde
2nd plural	terminalinizde	terminallerinizde
3rd plural	terminallerinde	terminallerinde
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalimden	terminallerimden
2nd singular	terminalinden	terminallerinden
3rd singular	terminalinden	terminallerinden
1st plural	terminalimizden	terminallerimizden
2nd plural	terminalinizden	terminallerinizden
3rd plural	terminallerinden	terminallerinden
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	terminalimin	terminallerimin
2nd singular	terminalinin	terminallerinin
3rd singular	terminalinin	terminallerinin
1st plural	terminalimizin	terminallerimizin
2nd plural	terminalinizin	terminallerinizin
3rd plural	terminallerinin	terminallerinin

Synonyms

otogar

terminal

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Cebuano

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