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Uncommonterminate
The correct spelling is terminate.
How to pronounce terminate
/ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/
verbIPA: /ˈtɜːmɪneɪt/
Say it like: Ter-min-ate
The correct spelling is terminate. To end, especially in an incomplete state. For example: "to terminate a surface by a line"
Usage Examples
“to terminate a surface by a line”
“Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.”
“One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To end, especially in an incomplete state.
- 2.To set or be a limit or boundary to.
- 3.To kill.
- 4.To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
- 5.Of a mode of transport, to end its journey; or of a railway line, to reach its terminus.
adjective
- 1.Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
- 2.Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
- 3.Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
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