terminator

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin terminator from the verb terminare.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈtɜː(ɹ)m.ɪn.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"t3:(r)m.In.eI.t@(r)/

[edit] Noun

Singular
terminator

Plural
terminators

terminator (plural terminators)

  1. one who finishes.
  2. (biochemistry) a DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.
  3. (electronics) an electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
  4. (astronomy) the line between the day side and the night side of a planet.
  5. (science fiction) an artificial intelligence machine, created to destroy humans.

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[edit] Noun

terminator m.

  1. apprentice

[edit] Declension

Singular Plural
Nominative terminator terminatorzy
Genitive terminatora terminatorów
Dative terminatorowi terminatorom
Accusative terminator terminatorów
Instrumental terminatorem terminatorami
Locative terminatorze terminatorach
Vocative terminatorze terminatorzy