How to pronounce terminator
American English pronunciation
TUR-mih-nay-ter
- IPA
- /ˈtɝmɪˌneɪtɚ/
- Syllables
- TUR · mih · nay · ter (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What terminator means
Most people know terminator in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
The line between day and night on a moon or planet
In a sentence: Through the telescope, craters near the moon's terminator cast long, dark shadows.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to end or set a limit, the same root as terminate. It marks where daylight ends.
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