terminatory
mə adjective
pertaining to or forming the extremity or boundary; terminal; terminating.
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to form, be, or put an end (to); conclude: to terminate a pregnancy; their relationship terminated amicably |
| 2. | (tr) to connect (suitable circuitry) to the end of an electrical transmission line to absorb the energy and avoid reflections |
| 3. | (intr) maths (of a decimal expansion) to have only a finite number of digits |
| 4. | slang (tr) to kill (someone) |
| [C16: from Latin terminātus limited, from termināre to set boundaries, from terminus end] | |
| 'terminative | |
| —adj | |
| 'terminatory | |
| —adj | |
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