terminate
Pronunciation:
/ˈtɜːmɪneɪt//ˈtɝmɪneɪt/verb
Definitions
To end, especially in an incomplete state.
Example: to terminate a surface by a line
To set or be a limit or boundary to.
To kill.
To end the employment contract of an employee; to fire, lay off.
adjective
Definitions
Terminated; limited; bounded; ended.
Having a definite and clear limit or boundary; having a determinate size, shape or magnitude.
Example: Mountains on the Moon cast shadows that are very dark, terminate and more distinct than those cast by mountains on the Earth.
Expressible in a finite number of terms; (of a decimal) not recurring or infinite.
Example: One third is a recurring decimal, but one half is a terminate decimal.