terminator
noun
ter·mi·na·tor
ˈtər-mə-ˌnā-tər 
1
: the dividing line between the illuminated and the unilluminated part of the moon's or a planet's disk
2
: one that terminates
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This tenderness, allies say, is lost in the caricature of Freedman — often bolstered by the attorney himself — as a cold-blooded legal terminator.
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Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
This planet, a scorching gas giant that experiences molten iron rain, has also been observed to have more light on its eastern terminator (a line used to separate the day side from the night side) than its western terminator.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
The models predict that sulfur dioxide would be more common at the morning terminator, which is cooler than the evening side of the planet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
The conditions were generated using a general circulation model of the planet's atmosphere, with the focus being on the morning and evening terminators—the locations where the day and night sides of the planet meet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
Oddly enough, the introduction of McGregor’s unstoppable terminator and genuine agent of chaos — who gets both a first-rate introduction scene and the film’s requisite naked-ass shot — gives this remake its giddy high point and signals the beginning of the end.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Your best views of the will be right around what’s known as the terminator, the line between the sunlit and darkened part of the moon.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
In and around the District, these volunteer plant terminators are targeting nonnative weeds in an effort to protect the region’s parks and forests — and to improve their own mental well-being through camaraderie, community service and time in nature.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
Leamon and McIntosh found clues in historical data suggesting that the timing of the terminator corresponds to the strength of the new cycle: An early terminator translates into more sunspots, and thus a stronger cycle.
—Javier Barbuzano, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
This planet, a scorching gas giant that experiences molten iron rain, has also been observed to have more light on its eastern terminator (a line used to separate the day side from the night side) than its western terminator.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 4 May 2024
The models predict that sulfur dioxide would be more common at the morning terminator, which is cooler than the evening side of the planet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
The conditions were generated using a general circulation model of the planet's atmosphere, with the focus being on the morning and evening terminators—the locations where the day and night sides of the planet meet.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Apr. 2023
Oddly enough, the introduction of McGregor’s unstoppable terminator and genuine agent of chaos — who gets both a first-rate introduction scene and the film’s requisite naked-ass shot — gives this remake its giddy high point and signals the beginning of the end.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2024
Your best views of the will be right around what’s known as the terminator, the line between the sunlit and darkened part of the moon.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
In and around the District, these volunteer plant terminators are targeting nonnative weeds in an effort to protect the region’s parks and forests — and to improve their own mental well-being through camaraderie, community service and time in nature.
—Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
Leamon and McIntosh found clues in historical data suggesting that the timing of the terminator corresponds to the strength of the new cycle: An early terminator translates into more sunspots, and thus a stronger cycle.
—Javier Barbuzano, Quanta Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Terminator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminator. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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