subterminal

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adjective

Positioned near an end

Similar
intermediate
Opposite
supraterminal
OriginEnglish terminal ← Late Latin terminālis ← Latin sub- →
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Meanings

adjectivesubterminal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePositioned near an end
  2. not comparableLess than terminal

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
supraterminal

adjectivenear but not precisely at an end

Similar
intermediate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Late Latinterminālis
  5. Englishterminal
  6. Englishsubterminal

From sub- + terminal.

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Cite this entry
APA

subterminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subterminal

MLA

“subterminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subterminal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subterminal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subterminal.

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