Значение

значений: 3
  1. The end or final point of something.

    The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.

  2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

    Endstation

  3. (устаревшее)A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

    A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.

Ещё определения
  • either end of a railroad or bus route
  • (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
  • station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
  • the ultimate goal for which something is done

Примеры

предложений: 3
  1. The train departed after ten minutes, arriving at the terminus only five minutes late.

    deNach zehn Minuten fuhr der Zug los. An der Endstation kam er mit nur fünf Minuten Verspätung an.

  2. Near its terminus the glacier becomes a stagnating mass of ice covered by rock that is nearly indistinguishable from the surrounding moraine.

  3. There are five World Heritage Sites in Maharashtra: Ellora Caves, Ajanta Caves, Elephanta caves, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and the Western Ghats.

Переводы

языков: 6
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По значениям 1
end point of a transport system:

Происхождение

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.

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Формы

мн. число: termini / terminuses
Ед. числоterminus
Мн. числоtermini / terminuses

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 8
Близкие по смыслу
  • (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome:terminal figureterm
  • station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods:terminaldepot
  • the ultimate goal for which something is done:destination
  • a place where something ends or is complete:end pointendpointtermination

Антонимы

антонимов: 1

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 6

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