terminus vs terminal

terminus and terminal both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of terminus include end.

As nouns, terminus and terminal are synonyms defined as:

terminus and terminal: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

Other synonyms of terminus include depot.

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

Other hypernyms of terminus include end.

terminus (noun)	terminal (noun)
either end of a railroad or bus route	station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome	electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display
the ultimate goal for which something is done	either extremity of something that has length
a place where something ends or is complete

terminus (adjective)	terminal (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