Definition of Terminal

Noun: terminal tur-m(u-)nul [N. Amer], tur-mi-nul [Brit]

Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
- terminus, depot
A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
- pole
Either extremity of something that has length
"the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix";
- end
Electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display

Adjective: terminal tur-m(u-)nul [N. Amer], tur-mi-nul [Brit]

Of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
"freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"
Relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
"terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"
Being or situated at an end
"terminal buds on a branch"; "a terminal station"; "the terminal syllable"
Occurring at or forming an end or termination
"terminal leave";
- concluding, final, last
Causing or ending in or approaching death
"a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"