Terminacions

Terminacions is a term used in Catalan and, less commonly, in Spanish to denote endings or terminations of words. It also appears in other fields to refer to end points or terminal structures. The word derives from Latin terminatio and is used across disciplines to describe how something concludes, ends, or is grammatically marked at the end of a form.

In linguistics, terminacions are the inflectional endings attached to word stems to encode grammatical information. They indicate tense, person, number, mood, gender, or case, and they help distinguish different word forms within a paradigm. For example, verb endings can signal who performs an action and when, while noun or adjective endings may reflect number or agreement with a noun.

In anatomy and physiology, terminacions often refer to nerve endings or other terminal structures at the ends of cells or tissues. Sensory terminacions detect stimuli such as touch, temperature, or pain, and nerve terminations connect peripheral receptors to the nervous system, enabling sensation and signaling.

In technical contexts, terminacions describe the endpoints of cables or circuits. Proper terminations help ensure signal integrity, reduce reflections, and maintain reliable connections in electrical or communication systems.

Etymology and usage notes: terminacions comes from Latin terminatio and is used primarily in Catalan, with broader applicability in multilingual or technical writings. The term is typically found in discussions of morphology, anatomy, or engineering where end points or endings are a central concept.