Terminus

Word TERMINUS
Character 8
Hyphenation ter mi nus
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Terminus"

What do we mean by terminus?

The final point; the end. noun

An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located. noun

A boundary or border. noun

A stone or post marking a border. noun

A boundary; a limit; a stone, post, or other mark used to indicate the boundary of a property. noun

capitalized In Roman mythology, the god of boundaries; the deity who presided over boundaries or landmarks. noun

A bust or figure of the upper part of the human body, terminating in a plain block of rectangular form; a half-statue or bust, not placed upon but incorporated with, and as it were immediately springing out of, the square pillar which serves as its pedestal. noun

Termination; limit; goal; end. noun

The extreme station at either end of a railway, or important section of a railway. noun

The point to which a vector carries a given or assumed point. noun

Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. noun

The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line. noun

Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8. noun

Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place. noun

The end or final point of something. noun

The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located. noun

A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. noun

The ultimate goal for which something is done noun

Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods 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.

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The word "terminus" in example sentences

That would be a fine example of establishing what we call a terminus ante quem, "point [in time] before which," the latest year a particular document could have been written. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The end, the terminus, is significant not by itself but as the integration of the parts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Once that terminus is erased, there is nothing to stop society from sliding into straightforward euthanasia, as has occurred in the UK. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I can see clearly now that the terminus is nearer than I had earlier thought. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Its terminus is the Trevi Fountain; you can see (and hear) part of the ancient aqueduct below the Sala Trevi cinema in an alley nearby. ❋ Unknown (2006)

To the left we had the Champs-Elysees with their noble elms whose terminus is marked, off yonder on an elevation, by the great triumphal arch of Napoleon in the Place de L'Etoile. ❋ Unknown (1917)

More properly the terminus is Emeryville in Oakland, and I’m more properly in Oakland, although I go across the bay to San Fran a bunch. ❋ Unknown (2007)

BART’s southern terminus is Millbrae, about 25 miles north of Mountain View. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This city of 21,000 has long been known as the terminus of the 185-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, built from 1828 to 1850 to ferry goods and passengers. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Cities originally formed around a center resource like a harbor or train terminus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This makes me contemplate because I had assumed up to now that tular is connected to tul 'boundary stone', equivalent to the Latin word terminus. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Extending the notion of terminus opens the horizon for taking into account further semiotic issues, such as the distinction between terms that signify absolutely (terminus absolute significans) and terms that signify on account of circumstances ❋ Meier-Oeser, Stephan (2003)

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