terminal velocity

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terminal velocity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.
     See Term, n.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the
        extremity; as, a terminal edge.
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     2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;
        terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.
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     3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected
        with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal
        charges.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Terminal moraine. See the Note under Moraine.
  
     Terminal statue. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.
  
     Terminal velocity.
        (a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.
        (b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body
            approaches, as of a body falling through the air.
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terminal velocity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  terminal velocity
      n 1: the constant maximum velocity reached by a body falling
           through the atmosphere under the attraction of gravity