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/tˈərmənˌeɪtər/ Listen

Terminator

noun

Someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects). Synonyms: eradicator, exterminator.

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"Terminator" Quotes from Famous Books

... not expect to see much during his observation of Venus. In fact, he can scarcely do more than note her varying phases (see Plate 6) and the somewhat uneven boundary of the terminator. Our leading observers have done so little with this fascinating but disappointing planet, that amateurs must not be surprised ...

— Half-hours with the Telescope - Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a - Means of Amusement and Instruction. • Richard A. Proctor

... saw the moon by means of a good telescope without a feeling of admiration and awe. Except at full-moon, we can see where the daylight struggles with the dark along the line of the moon's sunrise or sunset. This line is called the terminator. It is broken in the extreme, because the surface is as rough as possible. In consequence of the small gravitation of the moon, utter absence of the expansive power of ice shivering the cliffs, or the levelling power of rains, precipices can ...

— Recreations in Astronomy - With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work • Henry Warren

Words linked to "Terminator" : killer, exterminator, eradicator, slayer