terminator
a person or thing that terminates.
Astronomy. the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of a satellite or planet, especially the moon.
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A terminator or other cyborg wearing this skin would have to bathe often in a broth of nutrients or use some other complex skin care routine.
Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger | Maria Temming | June 9, 2022 | Science NewsPutting guns or missiles in the hands of robots raises the sci-fi specter of Terminators attempting to eliminate humankind.
Now that computers connect us all, for better and worse, what’s next? | Matthew Hutson | February 24, 2022 | Science NewsYou know, James Cameron: the director of The terminator, True Lies, Titanic, and Avatar, among other obscure movies.
Queen Victoria had the reputation of being a humorless, dour battleaxe, a terminator in bombazine.
Most of the Schwarzenegger movies currently in development are throwbacks to his glory days: terminator: Genesis.
Is This the End of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback? | Andrew Romano | March 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The terminator was the second feature film James Cameron had directed, and was his first hit.
The Week in Nostalgia: ‘Halloween’ Turns 35, Butch and Sundance Debut, and the iPod is Born (VIDEO) | Chancellor Agard | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter surprising box office success, The terminator would go on to spawn three sequels.
The Week in Nostalgia: ‘Halloween’ Turns 35, Butch and Sundance Debut, and the iPod is Born (VIDEO) | Chancellor Agard | October 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTObservations to this effect go back as far as 1643, when Fontana at Naples observed this to be the condition of the terminator.
The Story of the Solar System | George F. ChambersOur light was dimming as we passed the terminator and pulled over Earth's dark side.
The Trouble with Telstar | John BerrymanThe general shape of this line is never a circle but always elliptical, and astronomers call it the terminator.
Astronomy | David ToddThey are those circular spots near the terminator before spoken of, which look like bubbles of oil floating on water.
Letters on Astronomy | Denison OlmstedThey would certainly be indicated on the terminator, and yet not a trace of such markings has been found.
Mars and its Mystery | Edward Sylvester Morse
British Dictionary definitions for terminator
/ (ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪtə) /
the line dividing the illuminated and dark part of the moon or a planet
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