The difference between Rim and Termination

When used as nouns, rim means an edge around something, especially when circular, whereas termination means the process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

Rim is also verb with the meaning: to form a rim on.

check bellow for the other definitions of Rim and Termination

  1. Rim as a noun:

    An edge around something, especially when circular.

  2. Rim as a noun (automotive, cycling):

    wheelrim

  1. Rim as a verb:

    To form a rim on.

  2. Rim as a verb (transitive):

    To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit.

    Examples:

    "Palm trees rim the beach."

    "A walking path rims the island."

  3. Rim as a verb (transitive, or, intransitive, of a ball):

    To roll around a rim.

    Examples:

    "The golf ball rimmed the cup."

    "The basketball rimmed in and out."

  1. Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):

    A membrane.

  2. Rim as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, _, or, _, obsolete):

    The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.

  1. Rim as a verb (slang):

    To lick the anus of a partner as a sexual act.

  1. Termination as a noun:

    The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.

  2. Termination as a noun:

    The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.

  3. Termination as a noun:

    An end in time; a conclusion.

  4. Termination as a noun:

    An end in space; an edge or limit.

  5. Termination as a noun:

    An outcome or result.

  6. Termination as a noun:

    The last part of a word; an ending, a desinence; a suffix.

  7. Termination as a noun (medical):

    An induced abortion.

  8. Termination as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    A word, a term.

  9. Termination as a noun:

    The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

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