el
common
/teɾmiˈnal/
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Translation
terminal
Word origin
From Latin terminalis ('relating to a boundary or end'), from terminus ('boundary, limit, end'). The transport and electrical senses are modern extensions of the idea of an end point.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terminalis
- English cognates
- terminal, terminus, term
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralterminales
Examples
.
The bus leaves from the new terminal.
.
Our flight arrives at terminal two.
Conecta cable batería.
Connect the cable to the red terminal of the battery.
técnico ordenador.
The technician checked every terminal of the computer.
¿ embarque?
Do you know which terminal the boarding gate is in?
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