terminuses

Where routes end

Terminuses is a plural of terminus, referring to endpoints or final destinations.

A bus line has terminuses at both ends of its route.

A nerve terminates at its terminuses.

The word applies to endpoints of transportation lines, anatomical structures, or abstract limits.

The Latin plural termini is equally standard: The railroad's eastern and western termini.

transportation

stations

Fixed stops on routes

buses · platforms · routes · lines · stops · hubs · transit · destinations · arrivals · departures

endpoints

conclusions

Judgments reached through reasoning

extremities · endings · closures · culminations · completions · destinations · finishes · goals · targets · cessations

anatomy

nerve endings

Peripheral neural sensors

  • synapsesNeuron-to-neuron transmission points
  • axonsNeuron output extensions
  • dendritesNeuron's signal-receiving projections

neurons · fibers · receptors · junctions · connections · ganglia · pathways · impulses · signals · transmission

architectural

pillars

Load-bearing vertical structures

boundary stones · monuments · landmarks · statues · busts · pedestals · figures · sculptures · gateposts · entrances

Opposites
position in a route or journey

terminusesorigins

Points where things start

starting points · points of departure · beginnings · waypoints · midpoints

continuity vs. finality

terminusescontinuations

Things that proceed onward

middles · connections · throughways · passages · extensions

Phrases
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