terminus

Meaning

1. The end or final point of something.
2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

Synonyms

terminal

end

🔚

terminal point

depot

destination

end point

limit

endpoint

term

termination

terminal figure

conclusion

finish

target

stop

🛑

expiration

railhead

station

🚉

end edge

end-point

dead end

boundary

aim

tip

vanishing point

boundary mark

landing place

extremity

last stop

goal

Translations

terminus

término

🔚

Endstation

capolinea

ponto final

gaye

🔚

maksat

terminal

Endpunkt

Endstelle

terminal

capolìnea

terminal

fin

🔚

nihayet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɜːmɪnəs/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.