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bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

juncture collapse: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"; a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"

terminus collapse: either end of a railroad or bus route; (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

determinant collapse: a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"; a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations

cornerstone collapse: a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

goal collapse: a successful attempt at scoring; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play"; game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points; the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

anchorage collapse: the act of anchoring; place for vessels to anchor; a city in south central Alaska; "Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska"; a fee for anchoring; the condition of being secured to a base; "the plant needs a firm anchorage"; "the mother provides emotional anchorage for the entire family"

incurable collapse: a person whose disease is incurable; unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist"; incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"

cutoff collapse: a device that terminates the flow in a pipe; a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

landmark collapse: an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

freezing point collapse: the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid

absolute zero collapse: (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit

interface collapse: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"; (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

threshold collapse: the smallest detectable sensation; the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

boundary collapse: the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area

keystone collapse: the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

terminal collapse: 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; electronic equipment consisting of a device providing access to a computer; has a keyboard and display; causing or ending in or approaching death; "a terminal patient"; "terminal cancer"; relating to or occurring in a term or fixed period of time; "terminal examinations"; "terminal payments"; of or relating to or situated at the ends of a delivery route; "freight pickup is a terminal service"; "terminal charges"

pause collapse: temporary inactivity; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something; cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

omega collapse: the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet; the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation

zero collapse: the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale; a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number; indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score"; indicating an initial point or origin; of or relating to the null set (a set with no members); adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"; adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

interrogative collapse: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation; relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; "not all questions have an interrogative construction"

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