terminus

ˈtɜrmɪnəs

termini

Definition of terminus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

end point of a transportation route

The bus reached its terminus at the city center..

depot

station

end

final point in time or space

The project's terminus was set for December..

conclusion

end

finish

geography

Dated

boundary or border marker

Dated

The ancient stone served as a terminus between the lands.

border post

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Images of terminus

boundary or border marker

Expressions with terminus

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C-terminus

end of a protein chain with a free carboxyl group

The enzyme's C-terminus is important for its activity.

terminus ad quem

latest possible date for an event

The terminus ad quem for the project is December 31st.

terminus a quo

earliest possible date something could have happened

The terminus a quo for the artifact is 500 BC.

Origin of terminus

Latin, terminus (boundary) + -us (suffix)

Terms with terminus included in their meaning

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terminate

travel

end a journey or reach a terminus

branch line

transportation

non-through railway line ending at a terminus

up line

transportation

railway line for trains towards a terminus

Vladivostok

railway terminus

terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway

Examples of terminus in a sentence

We finally arrived at the terminus after a long journey.
The train reached its terminus at midnight.
The terminus of the hike was a beautiful waterfall.
The terminus marked the end of their journey.
A terminus was established at the river's edge.

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French:terminus, fin, ...
German:Endstation, Grenzstein, ...
Italian:capolinea, punto finale, ...
Spanish:terminal, punto final, ...
Portuguese:terminal, fim, ...
Chinese:终点站, 终点, ...
Japanese:終点, 最終期限, ...
Arabic:محطة نهائية, نهاية, ...
Hebrew:תחנה סופית, קָצֶה, ...
Russian:конечная остановка, конечный срок, ...
Ukrainian:кінцева зупинка, кінцева точка, ...
Hindi:अंतिम बिंदु, अंतिम समय, ...
Bengali:টার্মিনাস, শেষ সময়, ...
Catalan:terminal, punt final, ...
Czech:konečná, konečný bod, ...
Danish:endestation, endepunkt, ...
Dutch:eindpunt, grenssteen, ...
Greek:τερματικός σταθμός, τελικός χρόνος, ...
Hungarian:végállomás, vég, ...
Khmer:ចំណតចុងខ្សែ, ចំណុចបញ្ចប់, ...
Korean:종점, 종착점, ...
Persian:پایانه, نقطه نهایی, ...
Polish:przystanek końcowy, punkt końcowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):terminal, fim, ...
Romanian:capăt de linie, punct final, ...
Swedish:slutstation, slutpunkt, ...
Thai:สถานีปลายทาง, จุดสิ้นสุด, ...
Turkish:son durak, bitiş noktası, ...
Vietnamese:điểm cuối, điểm kết thúc, ...

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Definition of terminus - Reverso English Dictionary

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Origin of terminus

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