| Term |
n. |
That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. |
| Term |
n. |
The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life. |
| Term |
n. |
In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms. |
| Term |
n. |
A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid. |
| Term |
n. |
A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration |
| Term |
n. |
The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years. |
| Term |
n. |
A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation. |
| Term |
n. |
The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes. |
| Term |
n. |
The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice. |
| Term |
n. |
A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term. |
| Term |
n. |
A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr;
called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3. |
| Term |
n. |
A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd. |
| Term |
n. |
The menses. |
| Term |
n. |
Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions. |
| Term |
n. |
In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents. |
| Term |
n. |
A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail. |
| Term |
n. |
To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate. |
| Term day |
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A day which is a term (as for payment of rent), or is a day in a term, as of the sitting of a court; esp., one of a series of special days, designated by scientists of different nations or stations, for making synoptic magnetic, meteorological, or other physical observations. |
| Term insurance |
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Insurance for a specified term providing for no payment to the insured except upon losses during the term, and becoming void upon its expiration. |
| Term policy |
|
A policy of term insurance. |
| Terma |
n. |
The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain. |
| Termagancy |
n. |
The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence; tumultuousness; as, a violent termagancy of temper. |
| Termagant |
n. |
An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. |
| Termagant |
n. |
A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person;
formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women. |
| Termagant |
a. |
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding. |
| Termatarium |
n. |
Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants. |
| Termatary |
n. |
Same as Termatarium. |
| Termed |
imp. & p. p. |
of Term |
| Termer |
n. |
One who resorted to London during the law term only, in order to practice tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the like. |
| Termer |
n. |
One who has an estate for a term of years or for life. |
| Termes |
n. |
A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See Termite. |
| Terminable |
a. |
Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable. |
| Terminal |
a. |
Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal charges. |
| Terminal |
n. |
The end of a line of railroad, with the switches, stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining thereto. |
| Terminal |
n. |
Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight lying too far from the main line to be served by mere sidings. |
| Terminal |
n. |
A rate charged on all freight, independent of the distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge. |
| Terminal |
n. |
A town lying at the end of a railroad;
more properly called a terminus. |
| Terminal |
n. |
Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge. |
| Terminal |
n. |
Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike. |
| Terminal |
n. |
That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity. |
| Terminal |
n. |
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. |
| Terminalia |
n. pl. |
A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23 in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries. |
| Terminant |
n. |
Termination; ending. |
| Terminate |
v. t. |
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. |
| Terminate |
v. t. |
To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy. |
| Terminate |
v. t. |
Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. |
| Terminate |
v. i. |
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. |
| Terminate |
v. i. |
To come to a limit in time; to end; to close. |
| Terminated |
imp. & p. p. |
of Terminate |
| Terminating |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Terminate |
| Termination |
n. |
The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities. |
| Termination |
n. |
That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line. |
| Termination |
n. |
End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness. |
| Termination |
n. |
End; conclusion; result. |
| Termination |
n. |
Last purpose of design. |
| Termination |
n. |
A word; a term. |
| Termination |
n. |
The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection. |
| Terminational |
a. |
Of or pertaining to termination; forming a termination. |
| Terminative |
a. |
Tending or serving to terminate; terminating; determining; definitive. |
| Terminator |
n. |
One who, or that which, terminates. |
| Terminator |
n. |
The dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon. |
| Terminatory |
a. |
Terminative. |
| Termine |
v. t. |
To terminate. |
| Terminer |
n. |
A determining; as, in oyer and terminer. See Oyer. |
| Terming |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
of Term |
| Termini |
pl. |
of Terminus |
| Terminism |
n. |
The doctrine held by the Terminists. |
| Terminist |
n. |
One of a class of theologians who maintain that God has fixed a certain term for the probation of individual persons, during which period, and no longer, they have the offer to grace. |
| Terminological |
a. |
Of or pertaining to terminology. |
| Terminology |
n. |
The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms. |
| Terminology |
n. |
The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry. |
| Terminus |
n. |
Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. |
| Terminus |
n. |
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. |
| Terminus |
n. |
Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8. |
| Terminus |
n. |
Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place. |
| Termite |
n. |
Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects belonging to Termes and allied genera;
called also white ant. See Illust. of White ant. |
| Termites |
pl. |
of Termes |
| Termites |
pl. |
of Termite |
| Termless |
a. |
Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as, termless time. |
| Termless |
a. |
Inexpressible; indescribable. |
| Termly |
a. |
Occurring every term; as, a termly fee. |
| Termly |
adv. |
Term by term; every term. |
| Termonology |
n. |
Terminology. |
| Termor |
n. |
Same as Termer, 2. |
