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# terminator

noun (a terminator, terminators)

«terminator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A terminator is someone or something that ends or destroys something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#m1)
2. (science) The terminator is the line on the Moon or a planet that divides the day side from the night side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#m2)
3. The Terminator is a famous action film robot (from the films starting in 1984), so people use the word for a tough, unstoppable robot or person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#m3)
4. (technology) A terminator is a part that marks or closes the end of a cable, line or piece of data. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about the Moon's phases, the terminator is the curved shadow line you can see through a telescope, where craters look sharpest. In everyday chat, «terminator» is used jokingly for a tough robot or a person who «gets rid of» things like pests. Phrases: «the lunar terminator», «pest terminator».

### Examples

- Look along the terminator to see the craters best. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x1)
- The terminator moves across the Moon as its phases change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x2)
- In the film, the Terminator is a robot from the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x3)
- Dad called himself the Spider Terminator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x4)
- The cable needs a terminator at the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x5)
- Sunrise is happening wherever the terminator crosses the Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/#x6)

### Note

Countable. From «terminate» (to end). The science sense (day–night line) surprises many people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «terminator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/terminator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«terminator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/terminator.html) on Mova free.