Terminus
Encyclopedia
Terminus is a Latin word that literally means boundary stone
. It may also be used to describe the end of a road
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Terminus may also refer to:
Boundary marker
A boundary marker, boundary stone or border stone is a robust physical marker that identifies the start of a land boundary or the change in a boundary, especially a change in a direction of a boundary...
. It may also be used to describe the end of a road
Road
A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...
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Terminus may also refer to:
- Terminus, the original name of Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Terminus (Atlanta)Terminus (Atlanta)Terminus is a business and residential sub-district located in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia. The office component of the district is made up of Terminus 200 and Terminus 100. Terminus 100, at the corner of Peachtree Road and Piedmont Road, is the tallest building in Terminus at 485ft tall, and is...
, an office complex in Atlanta - Terminus (god), a Roman deity who protected boundary markers
- Terminus (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
- Terminus (Doctor Who)Terminus (Doctor Who)Terminus is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from 15 to 23 February 1983...
, a serial in the long-running science fiction TV series - Terminus (film)Terminus (film)Terminus is a 1961 British Transport Film documentary directed by John Schlesinger which presents a "fly-on-the-wall" look at an ordinary day at Waterloo Station in London. Along with most British Transport Films, it was produced by Edgar Anstey. It was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best...
, a 1961 movie directed by John Schlesinger - Terminus (1987 film)Terminus (1987 film)Terminus is a futuristic action film directed by Pierre-William Glenn.In a sort of "Mad Max" futuristic adventure, an international sport has been established where a driver of a computerized truck must drive across country to an established terminus and not be stopped by other vehicles...
, a 1987 movie directed by Pierre-William Glenn - Terminus (2000 video game), a space-flight role-playing/action game by Vicarious Visions
- Terminus (planet)Terminus (planet)Terminus is a fictional planet at the edge of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series, home of the Foundation .-Position in the universe:Terminus is the sole planet orbiting an isolated star...
, the home of the Foundation in Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels - Terminus (typeface)Terminus (typeface)Terminus is a monospaced bitmap font designed by Dimitar Zhekov. The font is designed with a goal to be easy on eyes during long hours in front of the computer screen...
, a monospaced bitmap font designed by Dimitar Zhekov - Terminus Series, a type of Eureka Seven anime mecha
- Bus terminusBus terminusA bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or simple bus stops. Termini can both start and stop at the same...
, a bus station serving as an end destination - Terminal train station or terminus, a railway station serving as an end destination
- Glacier terminusGlacier terminusA glacier terminus, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time. Although glaciers seem motionless to the observer, in reality glaciers are in endless motion and the glacier terminus is always either advancing or retreating...
, the end, or "snout", of the ice at any given point in time - Terminus (play)Terminus (play)Terminus is a monologue play by Mark O'Rowe. Written entirely in rhyme, the play follows three characters over the course of a single night in Dublin....
, a 2007 play by Marl O'Rowe