The difference between Early and Terminal
When used as nouns, early means a shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day, whereas terminal means a building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
When used as adjectives, early means at a time in advance of the usual or expected event, whereas terminal means fatal.
Early is also adverb with the meaning: at a time before expected.
Terminal is also verb with the meaning: to store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.
check bellow for the other definitions of Early and Terminal
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Early as an adjective:
At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Examples:
"at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death"
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Early as an adjective:
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Examples:
"You're early today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock."
"The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes."
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Early as an adjective:
Near the start or beginning.
Examples:
"The play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare's early works."
"'Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats."
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Early as an adjective:
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
Examples:
"'early cancer"
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Early as an adverb:
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Examples:
"We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early."
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Early as an adverb:
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
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Early as a noun (informal):
A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
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Terminal as a noun:
A building in an airport where passengers transfer from ground transportation to the facilities that allow them to board airplanes.
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Terminal as a noun:
A harbour facility where ferries embark and disembark passengers and load and unload vehicles.
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Terminal as a noun:
A rail station where service begins and ends; the end of the line. For example: Grand Central Terminal in New York City.
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Terminal as a noun:
A rate charged on all freight, regardless of distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of station service, as distinct from mileage rate, generally proportionate to the distance and intended to cover movement expenses.
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Terminal as a noun:
A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the terminal is located; more properly called a terminus.
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Terminal as a noun:
A storage tank for bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) prior to further distribution.
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Terminal as a noun (electronics):
the end of a line where signals are either transmitted or received, or a point along the length of a line where the signals are made available to apparatus.
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Terminal as a noun:
An electric contact on a battery.
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Terminal as a noun (telecommunications):
The apparatus to send and/or receive signals on a line, such as a telephone or network device.
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Terminal as a noun (computing):
A device for entering data into a computer or a communications system and/or displaying data received, especially a device equipped with a keyboard and some sort of textual display.
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Terminal as a noun (computing):
A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
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Terminal as a noun (computing theory):
A terminal symbol in a formal grammar.
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Terminal as a noun (biology):
The end ramification (of an axon, etc.) or one of the extremities of a polypeptid.
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Terminal as an adjective:
Fatal; resulting in death.
Examples:
"terminal cancer"
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Terminal as an adjective:
Appearing at the end; top or apex of a physical object.
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Terminal as an adjective:
Occurring at the end of a word, sentence, or period of time.
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Terminal as an adjective (archaic):
Occurring every term; termly.
Examples:
"a student's terminal fees"
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Terminal as a verb:
To store bulk liquids (such as oil or chemicals) in storage tanks prior to further distribution.