A diagram showing 30-volt scale connected across storage battery terminals.

30-Volt Scale

A diagram showing 30-volt scale connected across storage battery terminals.

The terminal finial is a 17th century design found in Bruges, Belgium. It is made out of wrought-iron in the shape of a flower.

Terminal Finial

The terminal finial is a 17th century design found in Bruges, Belgium. It is made out of wrought-iron…

This is a Trillium, with its flower terminal, that is, from the summit of the stem.

Terminal Flower

This is a Trillium, with its flower terminal, that is, from the summit of the stem.

Gray & Davis starting switch with both terminals insulated.

Starting Switch

Gray & Davis starting switch with both terminals insulated.

"A terminal plant on a runner as taken from the ground." —Fuller, 1910

Young strawberry plant

"A terminal plant on a runner as taken from the ground." —Fuller, 1910

The point at which a conductor from an electrical component, device or network comes to an end and provides a point of connection to external circuits. A terminal may simply be the end of a wire or it may be fitted with a connector or fastener.

Attachment Terminal

The point at which a conductor from an electrical component, device or network comes to an end and provides…