'Terminating' definitions:
Definition of 'Terminating'
From: GCIDE
- Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Terminating.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of terminare. See Term.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an effort, or a controversy. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to completion; to perfect. [1913 Webster]
- During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of art. --J. S. Harford. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Terminating'
- Terminable,
- Terminableness,
- Terminal,
- Terminant,
- Terminate,
- Terminated,
- Termination,
- Terminational,
- Terminative,
- Terminatively,
- Terminator,
- Termine,
- Terminer,
- Terminism,
- terminally,
- Terminable annuity,
- Terminal moraine,
- Terminal statue,
- Terminal velocity,
- air terminal,
- airport terminal,
- bus terminal,
- freight terminal,
- railroad terminal,
- remote terminal,
- terminable interest,
- terminal case,
- terminal emulation,
- terminal figure,
- terminal leave,
- terminal point,
- terminal reserve,
- job-oriented terminal,
- link-attached terminal