The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
TERMINATING
Verb
terminating
present participle of terminate
Adjective
terminating
Coming to an end.
(mathematics) Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits.
Synonyms
• (math): finite
Antonyms
• (math): nonterminating
Anagrams
• intermating
Source: Wiktionary
TERMINATE
Ter"mi*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Terminating.] Etym: [L. terminatus, p.p. of terminare. See Term.]
1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.
2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy.
3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art. J. S. Harford.
Ter"mi*nate, v. i.
1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone terminates at the tropics.
2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy, terminate on zhis side heaven. South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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