Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
charges.
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Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
Terminal velocity.
(a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
(b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
terminal velocity
n 1: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling
through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity