adj, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of terminate form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Coming to an end.
2. 2
   Of a decimal: having a finite number of digits.

   "Every rational number can be written as either a terminating decimal or a recurring decimal."

Synonyms

All synonyms

boundarycappingcaudalclosingconclusivecrowning

Antonyms

All antonyms

nonterminating

Example

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"Ziri was so angry with his therapist for terminating his therapy."

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