Terminal | Mean of terminal in English Dictionary

/ˈtɚmənl̟/

• causing death eventually
1. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
2. a terminal [=fatal] illness/disease
• having an illness that cannot be cured and that will soon lead to death
1. a terminal patient
• of or relating to patients who have a terminal illness
1. terminal care

• very bad or severe
1. I was suffering from terminal boredom.
2. another person with terminal stupidity
• at the end
1. branches that end in a terminal bud
2. We're on the terminal [=final] leg of our trip.
3. The terminal [=last] stop for this line is Boston.
• getting worse without any chance to improve
1. The business is in terminal decline.
• Noun
• a building where buses or trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off
1. I will meet you outside the bus terminal.
• a building at an airport where people get on and off airplanes
1. Flight 1584 is now departing from Gate 6 in Terminal A.
2. You are not allowed in the terminal without a ticket.
• a computer or a combination of a keyboard and a video display that is connected to a system and used for entering or receiving data
1. Ten terminals are connected to this server.
• a part on a piece of electrical equipment (such as a car battery) where you make an electrical connection
1. You will need to clean the corrosion off the battery terminals.