Terminalia 
almond. Is n handsome tree from SO to 80 feet high, with 
horizontal whorlcd braiii'hes, producing a large white al- 
mond-like seed, eaten raw or roasted ;nnt ootBMMd to 
the filbert In taste; it is a native of India, Arabia, and 
tropical Africa, cultivated In many warm regions, natural- 
ized in America from Cuba to (iuiana. In Mauritius two 
species, T. nn'inet\Mia and T, MauritiaiM, known as /ate 
btneoin, yield a fragrant resin used as Incense. Ink is 
mailf in India from the astringent galls which form on 
thetwigsof T. Chelnild. M;m> -peril's produce a valuable 
wood, .is '/'. tfiiu'ntnxa, for which see saj. T. bclerica, the 
liabrla nr inyrobiihm-wood, is vallialile in Inilia for making 
planks, canoes, etc.; T. Chelmla, known as hurra, and T. 
otolata, knoun &schwjalain, are used in making furniture. 
'/'. iilii/ini, the deUa-madoo of I'ejtn, is a source of masts 
and spais for ships. The latter and T. Arjuna, the urloon 
"f India, with about a dozen other species, are sometimes 
separated as a genus 1'rntaptera, on account of their re- 
markable leathery egg-shaped fruit, which Is traversed 
lengthwise by from ttve to seven equidistant and similar 
wings. 
Terminaliacese (ter-mi-na-li-a'se-e), n. pi. 
[NL. (.lumiir St. Ilihiiiv, 1805), < Terminali&+ 
-acete.] A former order of plants, now known 
as Comliretaeese. 
terminally (tor'mi-nal-i), adv. Withrespectto 
a termination ; at the extreme end. 
terminantt(ter'mi-nant),n. [<L. terminan(t-)s, 
ppr. of terminare, terminate: see terminate.] 
Termination; ending. 
Neither of both are of like tmninant, either by good or- 
thography or in natnrall sound. 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 67. 
terminate (ter'mi-nat), v. ; pret. and pp. ter- 
minated, ppr. terminating. [< L. terminatux, pp. 
of terminare, set bounds to, bound, limit, end, 
close, terminate,< terminus, abound, limit, end: 
see term, terminus. Cf. tfrmine.] I. trans. 1. 
To bound; limit; form the extreme outline of ; 
set a boundary or limit to; define. 
It Is no church, at all, my lord ! it Is a spire that I have 
built against a tree, a Held or two oft, to terminate the 
prospect. One must always have a church, or an obelisk, 
or a something, to terminate the prospect, you know. 
That's a rule in taste, iny lord ! 
Caiman, Clandestine Marriage, II. 
She was his life, 
The ocean to the river of his thoughts, 
Which terminated all. Byron, The Dremn. 
2. To end; put an end to. 3. To complete; 
put the closing or finishing touch to; perfect. 
During this interval of calm and prosperity, he [Michael 
Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves, destined for the 
tomb, in an incomparable style of art. 
J. S. Harford, Michael Angelo, I. xl. 
= 8yn, 2. To close, conclude. 
II. in trans. 1. To be limited in space by a 
point, line, or surface ; stop short ; end. 
The left extremity of the stomach [of the kangaroo] is 
bind, and terminates in two round cul-de-sacs. 
Owen, Anat, 9 226. 
2. To cease ; come to an end in time ; end. 
Human aid and human solace terminate at the grave. 
D. Webster, Speech commemorative of Adams and 
[Jefferson, Aug. 2, 1826. 
The festival terminated at the morning-call to prayer. 
E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, II. 205. 
terminate (ter'mi-nat), a. [< L. terminatus, 
pp. : see the verb.] Capable of coming to an 
end; limited; bounded: as, a terminate deci- 
mal. A terminate number is an integer, a mixed 
number, or a vulgar fraction. See interminate. 
termination (ter-nii-na'shon), . [< OF. tcr- 
niinatiiin, vernacularly terminaison, F. terminai- 
xriii = Sp. terminacion = Pg. terminaq&o = It. 
t<rm in/done, < L. terminatio(n-), a bounding, 
fixing of bounds, determining, < terminare, pp. 
terminatus, bound, limit: see terminate.'] 1. 
Bound; limit in space or extent: as, the ter- 
mi nation of a field. 2. The act of limiting, or 
setting bounds; the act of terminating; the act 
of ending or concluding: as, Thursday was set 
for the termination of the debate. 3. End in 
time or existence: as, the termination of life. 
From the termination of the schism, as the popes found 
their ambition thwarted beyond the Alps, it was diverted 
more and more towards schemes of temporal sovereignty. 
Uattam, Middle Ages, II. 7. 
4. In gram., the end or ending of a word; the 
part annexed to the root or stem of an inflected 
word (a case-ending or other formative), or in 
general a syllable or letter, or number of let- 
tcrs, at the end of a word. 5. Conclusion; 
completion; issue; result: as, the affair was 
brought to a happy termination. 6. Decision; 
determination. [Bare.] 
We have rules of justice in us; to those rules 
Let us apply our angers; you can consider 
The want in others of these termination*, 
And how unfurnish'd they appear. 
Fletcher (and another). Love's Pilgrimage, ii. 1. 
7. That which ends or finishes off, as. in ar- 
(hitfctiire. a finial or a pinnacle. 8f. Word; 
term. 
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She speaks poniards, and every word stabs ; If her breath 
were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living 
near her; she would Infect to the north star. 
SI:,,L Much Ado, li. 1. >:*;. 
Q. The extremity of a crystal when formed by 
one or more crystalline faces. A crystal whose 
natural end has been broken off is said to be 
without termination. 
terminational (ter-mi-ua'shpn-al), a. [< ter- 
minatiiiH + -al.} Of, jirrtniiiitig to, forming, or 
formed by a termination ; specifically, forming 
the concluding syllable. 
Terminational or other modifications. 
Craik, Hist Eng. Lit, I. 62. 
terminative (ter'mi-na-tiv), a. [= F. termina- 
tif = Sp. Pg. It. terminatico; as terminate + 
-in: ] Tending or serving to terminate ; defini- 
tive ; absolute ; not relative. 
This objective, terminatine presence flows from the foe- 
cundity of the Divine Nature. 
Bp. Run, Discourse of Truth, 1 15. 
terminatively (ter'mi-na-tiv-li), adv. In a 
terminative manner; absolutely; without re- 
gard to anything else. 
Neither can this be eluded by saying that, though the 
same worship be given to the Image of Christ as to Christ 
himself, yet it is not done In the same way ; for it Is tir- 
minaKvely to Christ or God, but relatively to the Image : 
that is, to the image for God's or Christ's sake. 
Jer. Taylor, Dissuasive from Popery, I. ii. S 11. 
terminator (ter'mi-na-tor), w. [< LL. termina- 
tor, one who limits, < L. terminare, terminate: 
see terminate.] 1. One who or that which ter- 
minates. 2. In astron., the dividing-line be- 
tween the illuminated and the unilluminated 
part of a heavenly body. 
Except at full-moon we can see where the daylight 
struggles with the dark along the line of the moon's sun- 
rise or sunset. This line is called the terminator. It Is 
broken in the extreme, because the surface is as rough as 
possible. //. W. Warren, Astronomy, p. 155. 
terminatory (ter'mi-na-to-ri), a. [< terminate 
+ -ory.] Bounding; limiting; terminating. 
terminet (ter'min), r. *. [< ME. terminen, ter- 
myncn, < OF. terminer = Sp. Pg. terminar = It. 
terminare, < L. terminare, set bounds to, bound, 
determine, end: see terminate. Cf. determine.'] 
1. To limit; bound; terminate. 
Eningia had in owlde tyme the tytle of a kf ngedome. . . . 
It is termined on the north srde by the southe line of 
Ustobothnia, and is extended by the mountaynes. 
R. Eden, tr. of Jacobus Ziglerus (First Hooks on America, 
[ed. Arber, p. 308). 
2. To come to a conclusion regarding ; deter- 
mine ; decide. 
Fonlis of ravyiie 
Han chosen first by playn eleccioun 
The terselet of the faucon to diffyne 
Al here sentence, as hem leste to termyne. 
Chaucer, Parliament of Fowls, L 580. 
terminer (t6r'mi-ner), n. [< OF. terminer, inf. 
used as a noun: see termine.] In law, a deter- 
mining: as, oyer and terminer. See court of 
oyer and terminer, under oyer. 
termini, n. Plural of terminus. 
termininet,"- [Appar. an error for termtnant.] 
A limit or boundary. 
All jointly move upon one axletree, 
Whose terminine [var. termine] is termed the world's wide 
pole. Marlowe, Faustus, II. 2 (ed. Mullen). 
terminism (ter'mi-nizm), n. [< L. terminus, a 
term (see term), + -I.SHI.] 1. In tonic, the doc- 
trine of William of Occam, who seeks to reduce 
all logical problems to questions of language. 
2. In theol., the doctrine that God has assigned 
to every one a term of repentance, after which 
all opportunity for salvation is lost. 
terminist (ter'mi-nist), n. [< termin-ism + -ist. ] 
An upholder of the doctrine of terminism, in 
either sense. 
terminological (ter*mi-no-loj'i-kal), a. [< ter- 
iiiiiiiilni/-!/ + -ic-al.] Of or pertaining to termi- 
nology. 
terminologically (ter*mi-no-loj'i-kal-i), adv. 
In a terminological manner; in tne way of 
terminology; as regards terminology. F. B. 
Winglow, Obscure Diseases of Brain and Mind. 
(Latnam.) 
terminology (ter-mi-nol'o-ji), n. [= F. termi- 
nologie, < L. terminus, a term, + Gr. -fayia, < 
Myeiv, speak: see -olog/y.] 1. The doctrine or 
science of technical terms ; teaching or theory 
regarding the proper use of terms. 
They are inquiries to determine not so much what is. as 
what should be, the meaning of a name ; which, like other 
practical questions of terminoloijy, requires for its solution 
that we should enter . . . into the properties not merely 
of names but of the things named. 
J. S. Ma, Logic, I. viii. 7. 
2. Collectively, the terms used in any art, sci- 
ence, or the like ; nomenclature : as, the termi- 
Termitidae 
noloi/y of botany. It is sometimes restricted to the 
terms employed to describe the characters of things, a* 
distinguished from their names, or a ntnnenclatitre. 866 
nomenclature, 2, and compare cttcalntlary. 
Hence botany required not only a ll.xed system of names 
of plants, but also an artilk ial 8) ti m (if phrases fitted to 
describe their parts : not only a Nomenclature, hut also a 
Terminology. 
Whewell, I'hllos. of Inductive Sciences, I. p. IxL 
terminthust (ter-min'thus), .; pi. 
(-thi). [NL., < Gr. rlpiuvHor,, earlier form of rc- 
piftivffof, terebinth: see terebinth.] In (/</., n 
sort of carbuncle, which assumes the figure and 
blackish-green color of the fruit of the turpen- 
tine-tree. 
terminus (ter'mi-nus), n. ; pi. termini (-ni). [L. 
terminus, a bound, boundary, limit, the god of 
boundaries, the end: see term.] 1. A boun- 
dary ; a limit ; a stone, post, or other mark used 
to indicate the boundary of a property. 2. 
[flip.] In Bom. myth., the god of boundaries; 
the deity who presided over boundaries or land- 
marks. lie was represented with a human head, but 
without feet or arms, to Intimate that he never moved 
from whatever place he occupied. 
3. A bust or figure of the upper part of the 
human body, terminating in a plain block of 
rectangular form; a 
half-statue or bust, 
not placed upon but 
incorporated with, 
and as it were imme- 
diately springing out 
of, the square pillar 
which serves as its 
pedestal. Termini are 
employed as pillars, balus- 
ters, or detached orna- 
ments for niches, etc. 
Compare gaine. Also call- 
ed term and terminal fiy- 
wre. 
4. Termination; lim- 
it; goal; end. 
Was the Mosaic econo- 
my of their nation self-dis- 
solved as having reached 
its appointed terminus or 
natural euthanasy, and 
lost itself in a new order 
of things? 
De Quincey, Secret Socie- 
ties, ii. 
6. The extreme sta- 
tion at either end of 
a railway, or impor- 
tant section of a rail- 
way .-6. The point Areta *giS8SitBS 1 i ? - 1 " 
to which a vector car- 
ries a given or assumed point Terminus ad 
quem, the point to which (something tends or is direct- 
ed) ; the terminating-point.- Terminus a quo, the point 
from which (something starts) ; the starting-point 
termitarium (ter-mi-ta'ri-um), n. ; pi. termita- 
ria (-a). [NL., < Termes (Termit-) + -arium.] 
1. A termitary; a nest or mound made by ter- 
mites, or white ants. Those of some tropical species, 
built on the ground, are a yard or two in height, and of 
various forms. Others are built In trees, and are globular 
or irregular in shape ; from these central nests covered 
passages run in all directions, as far as the insects make 
their excursions, and new ones are constantly being con- 
structed, the termites never working without shelter. 
2. A cage or vessel for studying termites under 
artificial conditions. 
Last night I took a worker Kutermes from a nest In my 
garden and dropped It Into the midst of workers In my ter- 
mitarium. 
P. H. Dudley, Trans. New York Acad. Scl., VIII. Ivi. 108. 
termitary(ter'mi-ta-ri), n.; pi. termitaries (-riz). 
[<NL. termitarium, q.v.] A termitarium. H.A. 
Nicholson. 
termite (ter'mit). n. [< NL. Termes (Termit-), 
a white ant, < LL. termes (termit-), < L. tarmes 
(tarmit-), a wood-worm, prob. < terere, rub: see 
trite.] A white ant; any member of the Ter- 
mitidte. 
Tennitidse (ter-mit'i-de), n. pi. [NL. (West- 
wood, 1839),< Termes (Termit-) + -ida.] A fam- 
ily of insects; the white ants, placed in the or- 
der Pseudoneuroptera, and according to Brauer 
forming, with the Psocidse and Mallophaga, the 
order Corrodentia. The termite form is an old one, 
geologically speaking, occurring in the coal-measures of 
Europe. At the present day, although mainly tropical, 
species are found in most temperate regions. Each exists 
in several forms. Besides the winged male and female 
(the latter losing her wings after impregnation), there are 
curiously modified sexless forms known as soUieri and 
workers, the former possessing large square heads and long 
jaws, the latter heads of moderate size and small jaws. 
TJie true impregnated females grow to an enormous size 
and lay many thousands of eggs. Great damage is done 
by these insects in tropical countries to buildings, furni- 
ture, and household stores. See cut under Terme. 
