TERMINUS

terminal, terminus, depot

(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

terminus

(noun) either end of a railroad or bus route

terminus, terminal figure, 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

destination, terminus

(noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Terminus

(Roman god) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia

Anagrams

• minuters, muntries, numerist, run times, run-times, runtimes, unmiters, unmitres

Etymology

Noun

terminus (plural termini or terminuses)

The end or final point of something.

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

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

Antonyms

• origin

Anagrams

• minuters, muntries, numerist, run times, run-times, runtimes, unmiters, unmitres

Source: Wiktionary

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Ter"mi*nus, n.; pl. Termini. Etym: [L. See Term.]

1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.

2. (Myth.)

Definition: 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. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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