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coterminal

coterminal noun: one of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

Noun

coterminal (plural coterminals)

  1. One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.

Adjective

coterminal (not comparable)

  1. Coterminous: having the same scope or range, or meeting at the ends.
  2. Differing only by a whole number of complete circles.
    • When you try to draw two coterminal angles on a circle, you will find that you only get one line.
  3. Describing an object in a category, such that there is precisely one morphism that maps that object to every object in the category.
  4. (university education) Simultaneously studying towards two or more separate degrees.
    • coterminal student

Synonyms of coterminal

Antonyms

Forms of coterminal

pluralcoterminals

Origin of coterminal

From co- + terminal.

Words formed from coterminal

Questions about coterminal

What does coterminal mean?
Coterminal means one of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
What part of speech is coterminal?
Coterminal can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of coterminal?
The plural of coterminal is coterminals.

Words near coterminal in the dictionary

  1. cotenants
  2. cotenure
  3. coterie
  4. coterieism
  5. coteries
  6. coterminal
  7. coterminally
  8. coterminals
  9. coterminate
  10. coterminated
  11. coterminates

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