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terminal
has definitions from the fields of transportation,physics,electricity,computer science,electronics
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[ adjective ] being or situated at an end
Synonyms Examples "the endmost pillar" "terminal buds on a branch" "a terminal station" "the terminal syllable" Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)The most distal airways are similar to those found in type 1 , , being composed of numerous , apparently true terminal bronchioles and occasional , poorly developed respiratory bronchioles ( figs. 14 , 15 ) . As seen in types 1 , and 2 , , it supplies the hilar lymph_nodes , vasa_vasorum to the pulmonary_artery and vein , the bronchi and the terminal bronchioles . Also three other direct pathways of alveolar bronchial arterial supply were noted : via the pleura ; through the interlobular septa ; and along the terminal bronchiole ( figs. 14 , 17 , 18 , 19 ) . One bronchial arteriolar pulmonary arteriolar anastomosis was noted at the terminal bronchiolar level ( fig. 26 ) . True terminal bronchioles comprise the most frequent form taken by the distal airways in types 1 , and 3 , , although small numbers of poorly developed respiratory bronchioles are present . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)These revenues make it possible to provide essential freight and passenger service over the entire New_York_Central system as_well_as the New_York area commuter and terminal freight services . (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)With a cop patrolling the road Muller would have to be inside a building - if he was here at_all , and not waiting for the prime_minister somewhere between this street and the terminal building at La_Guardia_Airport . |
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
Synonyms Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)The arc voltage was measured with a voltmeter whose terminals were connected to the anode and cathode holders . Related terms contact electrical_device positive_pole anode negative_pole battery electrical_device |
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
Examples "freight pickup is a terminal service" "terminal charges" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] occurring at or forming an end or termination
Synonyms Examples "his concluding words came as a surprise" "the final chapter" "the last days of the dinosaurs" "terminal leave" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing or ending in or approaching death
Examples "a terminal patient" "terminal cancer" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
Examples "terminal examinations" "terminal payments" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (computer science,electronics) electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
Related terms electronic_equipment remote_terminal job-oriented_terminal keyboard |
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