terminal side

noun

Definition of TERMINAL SIDE

: a straight line that has been rotated around a point on another line to form an angle measured in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction — compare initial side

First Known Use of TERMINAL SIDE

1927

Rhymes with TERMINAL SIDE

by the wayside, dissatisfied, fit to be tied, formaldehyde, infanticide, initial side, insecticide, interallied, preoccupied, rodenticide, self-satisfied, thalidomide, Trinitytide, tyrannicide, uxoricide

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: terminal sinusPrevious Word in the Dictionary: terminal shoeAll Words Near: terminal side

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up terminal side? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

View Seen & Heard Highlights from Around the Site

Test Your Vocabulary!

10 Charming Words for Nasty People

Put-downs with flair

Learn More

When "Literally" isn't, well, literal

How to use a word that (literally) drives some people nuts.

Watch Now

Know what this is?

Test your vocab with our fun, fast game

Go Play

Fear of cats?

Ailurophobia, and 9 other unusual fears

Learn More