Kilo Lingo

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common

/teɾmiˈnal/

Line drawing of terminal
Coloured illustration of terminal
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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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This word is part of lesson 72.