terminalis
ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
termĭnālis: e, adj. terminus.
I Of or belonging to boundaries, boundary-, terminal: pali, Tert. Jejun. 11 fin.: lapides, Amm. 18, 2, 15: arbores, Paul. Sent. 5, 22, 2: plagarum terminalium accolae, Amm. 31, 10, 3.—Hence,
B Subst.: Termĭna-lĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Terminus (the god of boundaries), held on the 23d of Feb., Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll.; Ov. F. 2, 639 sq.; Cic. Att. 6, 1, 1; id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Liv. 43, 11, 13; 45, 44, 3; Hor. Epod. 2, 59; Macr. S. 1, 13; Lact. Mort. Persec. 12.—
II Of or belonging to the end, final, concluding: sententia, final decision, Cod. Just. 4, 31, 14: tuba, announcing the conclusion of the play, App. M. 10, p. 253, 22: o (littera), i. e. at the end of the word, Prisc. p. 1010 P.
