Tēr’mi-nal1, a.
a. [Lat. terminalis, Fr., Sp., & Pg. terminal, Pr. terminal, It. terminale. See TERM.]
- Pertaining to, or forming, the end or extremity; as, a terminal edge.
- (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal scape, flower, or spike.
Terminal figure. See TERM, 9.