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terminator

[ tur-muh-ney-ter ]
/ ˈtɜr məˌneɪ tər /

noun

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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Origin of terminator

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

Words nearby terminator

terminate, terminating decimal, terminatio, termination, termination codon, terminator, terminator seed, terminatory, term infant, terminology, termino-terminal anastomosis
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British Dictionary definitions for terminator

terminator
/ (ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪtə) /

noun

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