||Ter"mes (tr"mz), n.; pl. Termites (-m*tz). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis,
||a woodworm. Cf. Termite.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera
||including the white ants, or termites. See Termite.
||
Ter"mi*na*ble (-mn**b'l), a. [See Terminate.] Capable of being
terminated or bounded; limitable. — Ter"mi*na*ble*ness, n.
Terminable annuity, an annuity for a stated, definite number of years;
— distinguished from life annuity, and perpetual annuity.
Ter"mi*nal (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal. See Term, n.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a
terminal edge.
2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a
terminal bud, flower, or spike.
Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine. — Terminal statue. See
Terminus, n., 2 and 3. — Terminal velocity. (a) The velocity acquired
at the end of a body's motion. (b) The limit toward which the velocity
of a body approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
Ter"mi*nal, n. 1. That which terminates or ends; termination;
extremity.
2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an
electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or electric motor,
usually provided with binding screws for the attachment of wires by
which a current may be conveyed into or from the machine; a pole.
||Ter`mi*na"li*a (?), n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) A festival celebrated
||annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god
||of boundaries.
||
Ter"mi*nant (?), n. [L. terminans, p. pr. of terminare.] Termination;
ending. [R.] Puttenham.
Ter"mi*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Terminating.] [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.
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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.