Definition of "terminal" []

• Of, at, relating to, or forming a limit, boundary, extremity, or end. (adjective)
• Botany Growing or appearing at the end of a stem, branch, stalk, or similar part. (adjective)
• Of, at, relating to, or being the end of a section or series; final. See Synonyms at last1. (adjective)
• Relating to or occurring in a term or each term: terminal inventories. (adjective)
• Causing, ending in, or approaching death; fatal: terminal cancer; a terminal patient. (adjective)

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• "It is important to remember that in all cells, no matter what elements or what electrolyte are used, the electrode _which is consumed_ is the one that becomes _negatively charged_ and its terminal, therefore, becomes the _negative terminal_ or _pole_, while the electrode _which is not consumed_ is the one that becomes _positively charged_, and its terminal is, therefore, the _positive terminal_ or _pole of the cell_."
• "Getting to or from T4 to another terminal is a 30 minute journey minimum."
• "When we are talking of mobility, MIPS of the terminal is as relevant as it was before."