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Terminal statue

Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal. See Term, n.]

  1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

  2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.

  3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal charges. Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine. Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3. Terminal velocity.

    1. The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.

    2. The limit toward which the velocity of a body approaches, as of a body falling through the air.