terminus
[ tur-muh-nuh s ]
/ ˈtɜr mə nəs /
noun, plural ter·mi·ni [tur-muh-nahy] /ˈtɜr məˌnaɪ/, ter·mi·nus·es.
Origin of terminus
1545–55; < Latin: boundary, limit, end
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH terminus
terminal terminusWords nearby terminus
Definition for terminus (2 of 3)
terminus ad quem
[ ter-mi-noo s ahd kwem; English tur-muh-nuh s ad kwem ]
/ ˈtɛr mɪˌnʊs ɑd ˈkwɛm; English ˈtɜr mə nəs æd ˈkwɛm /
noun Latin.
the end to which; aim; goal; final or latest limiting point.
Definition for terminus (3 of 3)
terminus a quo
[ ter-mi-noo s ah kwoh; English tur-muh-nuh s ey kwoh ]
/ ˈtɛr mɪˌnʊs ɑ ˈkwoʊ; English ˈtɜr mə nəs eɪ ˈkwoʊ /
noun Latin.
the end from which; beginning; starting point; earliest limiting point.
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British Dictionary definitions for terminus (1 of 4)
terminus
/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəs) /
noun plural -ni (-naɪ) or -nuses
the last or final part or point
either end of a railway, bus route, etc, or a station or town at such a point
a goal aimed for
a boundary or boundary marker
architect another name for term (def. 10)
Word Origin for terminus
C16: from Latin: end; related to Greek
termōn boundary
British Dictionary definitions for terminus (2 of 4)
Terminus
/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəs) /
noun
the Roman god of boundaries
British Dictionary definitions for terminus (3 of 4)
terminus ad quem
/ Latin (ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs æd ˈkwɛm) /
noun
the aim or terminal point
Word Origin for terminus ad quem
literally: the end to which
British Dictionary definitions for terminus (4 of 4)
terminus a quo
/ Latin (ˈtɜːmɪˌnʊs ɑː ˈkwəʊ) /
noun
the starting point; beginning
Word Origin for terminus a quo
literally: the end from which