Terminus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a place where something ends or is complete

the ultimate goal for which something is done

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɜːmɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɜːmɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɜːmɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɜːmɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

end point termination term endpoint terminal figure destination terminal depot

Word Forms

terminate	verb	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
destine	verb	decree or designate beforehand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Endstation

ein Ort, an dem etwas endet oder abgeschlossen ist

🇪🇸Spanish

término

un lugar donde algo termina o está completo

🇮🇹Italian

capolinea

un luogo dove qualcosa finisce o è completo

🇳🇱Dutch

eindpunt

een plaats waar iets eindigt of voltooid is

🇵🇹Portuguese

terminal

um lugar onde algo termina ou está completo

🇷🇺Russian

конечная остановка

место, где что-то заканчивается или завершается

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंतिम स्टेशन

वह स्थान जहाँ कोई चीज़ समाप्त होती है या पूरी होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

টার্মিনাস

একটি জায়গা যেখানে কিছু শেষ বা সম্পূর্ণ হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முனையம்

ஏதாவது முடிவடையும் அல்லது முழுமையான இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెర్మినస్

ఏదైనా ముగుస్తుంది లేదా పూర్తయిన ప్రదేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

टर्मिनस

अशी जागा जिथे काहीतरी संपते किंवा पूर्ण होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટર્મિનસ

એવી જગ્યા જ્યાં કંઈક સમાપ્ત થાય છે અથવા પૂર્ણ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟರ್ಮಿನಸ್

ಏನಾದರೂ ಕೊನೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಂಡ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെർമിനസ്

എന്തെങ്കിലും അവസാനിക്കുന്നതോ പൂർത്തിയായതോ ആയ ഒരു സ്ഥലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਰਮਿਨਸ

ਉਹ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਕੁਝ ਖਤਮ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹرمینس

ایک ایسی جگہ جہاں کچھ ختم ہو یا مکمل ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

终点站

某事结束或完成的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

終点

何かが終わる、または完了する場所

🇰🇷Korean

말단

어떤 일이 끝나거나 끝나는 곳

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ga cuối

một nơi mà một cái gì đó kết thúc hoặc hoàn thành

🇹🇭Thai

ปลายทาง

สถานที่ที่บางสิ่งสิ้นสุดหรือเสร็จสมบูรณ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

terminal

tempat di mana sesuatu berakhir atau selesai

🇵🇭Filipino

terminal

isang lugar kung saan nagtatapos o kumpleto ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

terminal

tempat di mana sesuatu berakhir atau lengkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نهاية

مكان ينتهي فيه شيء ما أو يكتمل

🇮🇷Persian

پایانه

جایی که چیزی در آن تمام می شود یا کامل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

son nokta

bir şeyin bittiği veya tamamlandığı yer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מָסוּף

מקום שבו משהו מסתיים או הושלם

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'terminus'?

The primary meaning of 'terminus' is 'a place where something ends or is complete'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'terminus' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'terminus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'terminus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'terminus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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In your opinion, does the word 'terminus' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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