terminology, term on ology

[Latin terminus a limit, a term (q. v.), and Gr. logos =a word; Fr. term i no logie.] 1. The doctrine or science of technical terms; force of gravity. nalia, 2.] ter-min-ā-lě-æ, s . pl . [From Mod. Lat. term i Bot .: A tribe of Combretaceæ, having the corolla generally wanting and the cotyledons convolute. ter-min-a-li-a, s. pl. [Lat., neut. pl. of term in alis pertaining or relating to a boundary or limit.] [TERMINUS.] 1. Roman Antiq .: A festival celebrated annually on the 23d of February in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries. It was then usual for peasants to a emble near the principal landmarks which separated their fields, and, after they had crowned them with garlands and flowers, to make libations of milk and wine, and to sacrifice a lamb or a young pig. The public festival was celebrated at the sixth milestone on the road to Lauren tum, because at one time that was as the limit of Roman territory. [TERMINUS, II. 1.] 2. Bot . (as a pseudo-singular): The typical genus of Terminalce (q. v.). Trees and shrubs with alternate leaves, usually crowded at the end of the branches. Inflorescence in racemose and panicled spikes, generally hermaphrodite in their lower part, and only staminiferous above; calyx campanulate, five-cleft, the lobes acute; corolla wanting; stamens ten; ovary with two ovules; drupe with but one seed. From the tropics of Asia and America. Ter minalia chebula is a large and valuable tree, eighty to a hundred feet high, growing in India and Burmah. The fruit is ellipsoid or obovoid and five ribbed, from three-quarters of an inch to an inch and a quarter in length. The pounded rind gives the black myrobalan (q. v.). The bark of the tree is used for tanning and dyeing. There are often galls upon it, which are also used for dyeing. Another of the Myrobalans is T. belerica , sixty or eighty feet high. It grows in India. The leaves and the fruit are used for tanning and dyeing, Other Indian species said to be used for tanning and dyeing are T. arjuna , T. catappa , T. citrin a , T. paniculata, and T. to mentos a . The fruits of T. catappa , sometimes called the Almond, are eaten; so are the kernels of T. chebula , which, however, if taken in large quantities, produce intoxication. A gum like gum arabic is exuded from its bark. T. chebula was believed by the old Hindus to be alterative and tonic. The fruits of T. belerica are astringent and laxative; the other Indian species are also medicinal. The milky juice of T. benzoin becomes fragrant on being dried. It is burnt in churches in Mauritius as a kind of incense. A drastic resin flows from T. argentea , a Brazilian species. The root of T. latifolia is given in Jamaica in diarrhea. The IMG:content-0925.png:[blocks in formation] 1. The act of terminating, bounding, or limiting; the act of setting bounds or limits; the act of ending or concluding. 2. That which bounds or limits; a bound; a limit in time or space; as, The termination of a line is a point. 3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of happine . 4. End, conclusion, completion, ending. "A good commencement has ever been found auspicious to a good progre and a happy termination ." Knox: Sermons, vol. i. se i. ser. 26. *5. Last purpose or design. "It is not an idol ratione termini, in respect of term in ation: for the religious observation thereof is referred and subservient to the honor of God and Christ."- White. *6. A word, a term. "She speaks poniards, and every word stabs; if her breath were as terrible as her terminations , there were no living near her."- Shakesp .: Much Ado , ii. 1. II. Gram .: The end or ending of a word; the part annexed to the root or stem of an inflected word; the syllable or letter that ends a word. ter-min-ā-tion-al, a . [Eng. termination ; -al.] Of, pertaining to, or forming a termination; form ing the end or concluding syllable of a word. ter-min-a-tive, s. [English term in at (e); -ive.] Tending or serving to terminate; definitive, abso IMG:content-0926.png:[blocks in formation] terms. 2. The terms collectively used in any art, science, or the like; nomenclature; as, the terminology of botany. ter-min-thus ( pl. ter-min-thi), subst. [Gr. term int hos.] Pathol .: A tumor in the skin, of a blackish color, inclining to green, and resembling the fruit of the terebinth. It is painful, and affects the arms, hands, and thighs. ter-min-us ( pl . ter-min-1), subst . [Latin=a boundary, a limit, a term (q.v.); Sp. termino ; Ital. termine, termino .] I. Ordinary Language : 1. A boundary, a limit; a stone or other mark raised to define the boundary of a property. The terminus ad quem is the terminating point, the terminus a quo the starting point. Both terms are occasionally used in law. 2. The station at the end of a railroad, or important section of a railroad. 3. An end; the end of a journey; a goal. "I go straight to my terminus , wherever it is."-Lever: The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly, ch. xxiii. II. Technically : 1. Roman Antiq .: A divinity at Rome, who was supposed to preside over boundaries. His worship was first introduced at Rome by Numa. His temple was on the Tarpeian rock, and he was represented with a human head, without feet or arms, to intimate that he never moved, wherever he was. 2. Arch .: A bust or figure of the upper portion of the human body, terminating in a downwardly tapering block; employed as a pillar, baluster, or detached ornament for a niche. Called also a IMG:content-0927.png:[blocks in formation] ter-mi-tär-i-um, ( pl . ter-mitär-i-a), subst . [Lat. termes (gen it. term it is ) = a wood-worm.] The hillock or residence of the white ant. [TERMITE.] ter-mi-tar-ỹ, s . [TERMITARIUM.] The domicile of a community of Termites; a termitarium. ter-mīte, s . [Fr., from Lat. termes (q. v.).] Entomology: 1. Any individual of the family Termitidæ, and spec. of the genus Termes. 2. ( Pl . ): The family Termitidæ (q. v.). The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia termitidæ ter-mit-i-dæ, subst. pl. [Latin termes, gen it. term it(is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Entom.: White Ants; a family of Pseudoneurop tera, tribe Social i a. The mature males and females have the antenne with thirteen to twenty beaded joints, the compound eyes rounded; ocelli two; the head projecting in front of the prothorax; three segments of the thorax nearly equal in size; abdomen of nine distinct segments, terminating in in very minute, two-jointed spiral styles; legs simple; tarsi four-jointed; wings membranous, falling off after the nuptial flight. Besides the mature males and females, two other kinds of Termites exist, "soldiers" and "workers." The soldiers have a large, square head, with projecting mandibles, and the workers a small, rounded head, with concealed mandibles. Both are destitute of eyes, and are modified larve. The adult males and females, when they have just reached maturity, swarm into the air, descending again after a short flight, losing their wings, and becoming the kings and queens of future termitaries. Sexual congre takes place after they have returned to the earth. The abdomen of the queen becomes of extraordinary magnitude, so that the head and thorax seem like a small excrescence on it; she is said to lay 80,000 eggs a day during her life, which lasts for about a year. The Termitidæ exist chiefly in tropical and sub-tropical countries, where they are very destructive. Sparmann described five South African species of Termes, T. bell i cos us , T. mordax , T. atrox , T. destructor, and T. arborum . T. bell i cos us builds nests of clay ten or twelve feet high, of conical form, and, when covered with vegetation, strong enough to support men and animals. T. atrox and T. mordax construct nests of a cylindrical form, with a conical roof. T. arborum builds a spherical nest in trees; some are small, others the size of a hogshead. They are constructed of bits of wood, cemented with gums and juices of trees. Other species are common in the East and West Indies. Three small species are now European, viz., T. lucifugus , abundant in some parts of France; T. flavicollis , introduced into the south of France and Portugal from Northern Africa, and T. flavipes , introduced apparently from South America. T. lucifugus infests the trunks of pines and oaks, posts, piers, . It has been found very destructive in some localities.