Definition of terminus Terminus

ter•mi•nus

We found 15 definitions of terminus from 6 different sources.

What does terminus mean?

Noun Plural: termini
terminus - (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 figure, term
		statue a sculpture representing a human or animal
terminus - either end of a railroad or bus route
terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
		terminal, depot
		station a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose; "he started looking for a gas station"; "the train pulled into the station"
		transportation system, transit, transportation a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
		air terminal, airport terminal a terminal that serves air travelers or air freight
		bus depot, bus station, bus terminal, coach station a terminal that serves bus passengers
		cathode a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device
		railroad station, railroad terminal, railway station, train depot, train station terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
terminus - the ultimate goal for which something is done
		destination
		goal, end a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"
terminus - a place where something ends or is complete
		end point, endpoint, termination
		terminal, end station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

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terminus (Noun)
The end or final point of something.
terminus (Noun)
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
terminus (Noun)
A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

terminus (n.)
Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
terminus (n.)
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.
terminus (n.)
Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.
terminus (n.)
Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place.

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