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Definitions for TERMINUS
ˈtɜr mə nəs; -ˌnaɪter·mi·nus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. end point, endpoint, termination, terminusnoun

    a place where something ends or is complete

  2. destination, terminusnoun

    the ultimate goal for which something is done

  3. terminus, terminal figure, termnoun

    (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

  4. terminusnoun

    either end of a railroad or bus route

  5. terminal, terminus, depotnoun

    station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Wiktionary

  1. terminusnoun

    The end or final point of something.

  2. terminusnoun

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

  3. terminusnoun

    A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

  4. Etymology: From terminus. From the god Terminus who presided over boundaries.

ChatGPT

  1. terminus

    Terminus generally refers to the final point, last stop or ultimate goal for a journey, route or process. It can also refer to an end part of a transport route such as a bus or train station. Additionally, the term "terminus" is also used in the context of transit services or in anatomy to describe the end of a structure, such as a nerve or blood vessel. However, the definition might be slightly different depending on the field it's used in.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Terminusnoun

    literally, a boundary; a border; a limit

  2. Terminusnoun

    the Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line

  3. Terminusnoun

    hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8

  4. Terminusnoun

    either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place

Wikidata

  1. Terminus

    Terminus is a fictional planet at the edge of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series, home of the Foundation.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Terminus

    tėr′mi-nus, n. the end or extreme point: one of the extreme points of a railway, &c.: the ancient Roman god of boundaries:—pl. Ter′mini (ī).—ns. Ter′miner (law), the act of determining; Ter′minism, the theological doctrine that there is a limit in the life of each man and of mankind for the operation of grace; Ter′minist, one who believes in terminism.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Terminus

    in Roman mythology a deity who presided over boundaries, the worship of whom was instituted by Numa (q. v.).

Mythology

  1. Terminus

    (Ter′minus). The Roman god of boundaries.

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  1. runtimes

  2. run times

  3. numerist

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of TERMINUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of TERMINUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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