terminus
Syllables: ter·mi·nusUK/ˈtɜːmɪnəs//ˈtər.mə.nəs/
terminus noun: the end or final point of something.
Noun
terminus (plural termini or terminuses)
- The end or final point of something.
- The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
- My brother supposes they must have filled outside London, for at that time the furious terror of the people had rendered the central termini impossible.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 171
- The arrangement for certain long-distance trains to call at suburban stations (saving passengers the trouble of journeying to the termini), which proved popular last year, is being extended.1951 June, “British Railways Summer Services”, in Railway Magazine, page 419
- A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
- A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.
Proper noun capitalized: Terminus
Terminus
- The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.
- Synonyms:
- terminal figure
terminus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
terminus in Hindi
- टर्मिनस
terminus in Tamil
- முடிவிடம், முனை, முடிவு, முடிவுறல்
terminus in Marathi
- टर्मिनस
terminus in Urdu
- ٹرمینس, ٹرمنس
More languagesFewer languages
- terminus in Bengali
- শেষ সীমা, চূড়ান্ত বিন্দু
- terminus in Telugu
- టెర్మినస్
- terminus in Malayalam
- അതിർത്തി, സീമ, അതിര്
- terminus in Kannada
- ಕೊನೆ, ಎಲ್ಲೆ, ತುದಿ
- terminus in Punjabi
- ਟਰਮੀਨਸ, ਟਰਮਿਨਸ
- terminus in Gujarati
- ટર્મિનસ
- terminus in Odia
- ଟାର୍ମିନାସ, ଟର୍ମିନସ୍, ଟର୍ମିନାସ୍
- terminus in Nepali
- टर्मिनस, टार्मिन्स, टार्मिनास
- terminus in Indonesian
- terminus
Examples of terminus in a sentence
- When you arrive at the terminus, remember to change your desto.
- The latest date on a coin in a hoard of objects is the earliest possible date of its deposit: the terminus post quem of its deposit.
- A rural station that doesn't comply matters less than a major London terminus.
Synonyms of terminus
Antonyms
Forms of terminus
| plural | termini |
|---|---|
| plural | terminuses |
Origin of terminus
Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.
Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term.
Words formed from terminus
Questions about terminus
- What does terminus mean?
- Terminus means the end or final point of something.
- What is terminus in Hindi?
- Terminus in Hindi is टर्मिनस. See Terminus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is terminus?
- Terminus can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce terminus?
- Terminus is pronounced /ˈtɜːmɪnəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of terminus?
- The plural of terminus is termini.
Words near terminus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: terminus (page history and authors); Terminus (page history and authors); terminus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terminus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terminus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terminus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); terminus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); terminus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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