terminator

[ tur-muh-ney-ter ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that terminates.

  2. Astronomy. the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of a satellite or planet, especially the moon.

Origin of terminator

1
1760–70; <Late Latin terminātor, equivalent to terminā(re) to terminate + -tor-tor

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terminator

/ (ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪtə) /


noun
  1. the line dividing the illuminated and dark part of the moon or a planet

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