terminal vs contact

contact vs terminal

terminal and contact both are nouns.

terminal is an adjective but contact is not an adjective.

terminal is not a verb while contact is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
contact	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, contact is a hypernym of terminal; that is, contact is a word with a broader meaning than terminal:

terminal: a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
contact: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact

Other hypernyms of terminal include tangency.

terminal (noun)	contact (noun)
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	the act of touching physically
a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves	close interaction
electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
either extremity of something that has length	a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication
	a channel for communication between groups
	a communicative interaction
	the physical coming together of two or more things
	a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
	the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity

terminal (adjective)	contact (adjective)
being or situated at an end
relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time
of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route
occurring at or forming an end or termination
causing or ending in or approaching death

terminal (verb)	contact (verb)
	be in or establish communication with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact

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