term | (noun) (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 | Synonyms: terminal figure, terminus |
---|
(noun) any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial | - |
(noun) a word or expression used for some particular thing | - |
(noun) one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition | - |
(noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | Synonyms: condition, strings |
(noun) a limited period of time | - |
(noun) the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent | Synonyms: full term |
termagant | (noun) a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman | Synonyms: shrew |
---|
termer | (noun) a person who serves a specified term | - |
---|
terminal | (noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | Synonyms: depot, terminus |
---|
(noun) a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves | Synonyms: pole |
(noun) electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display | - |
(noun) either extremity of something that has length | Synonyms: end |
terminality | (noun) The quality or state of being fatal, of resulting in death. | - |
---|
termination | (noun) the act of ending something | Synonyms: conclusion, ending |
---|
(noun) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | Synonyms: ending |
(noun) something that results | Synonyms: final result, outcome, result, resultant |
(noun) a place where something ends or is complete | Synonyms: end point, endpoint, terminus |
(noun) a coming to an end of a contract period | Synonyms: expiration, expiry |
terminator | (noun) someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) | Synonyms: eradicator, exterminator |
---|
terminology | (noun) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline | Synonyms: language, nomenclature |
---|
terminus | (noun) either end of a railroad or bus route | - |
---|
(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | Synonyms: depot, terminal |
(noun) (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 | Synonyms: term, terminal figure |
(noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done | Synonyms: destination |
(noun) a place where something ends or is complete | Synonyms: end point, endpoint, termination |
termite | (noun) whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood | Synonyms: white ant |
---|
terms | (noun) the amount of money needed to purchase something | Synonyms: damage, price |
---|
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups | Synonyms: footing |