Preterminal
Translation of "preterminal" into Russian
preterminal
NounUK
/ˌpriːˈtɜːmɪnəl/
US
/ˌpriˈtɝːmɪnəl/
preterminal
preterminals pl
предтерминал
The preterminal is an important part of the airport infrastructure.
Предтерминал является важной частью инфраструктуры аэропорта.
preterminal
AdjectiveUK
/priːˈtɜːmɪnəl/
US
/priˈtɜrmɪnəl/
preterminal
The patient was in a preterminal state.
Пациент находился в предсмертном состоянии.
Definitions
preterminal
NounUK
/priːˈtɜːmɪnəl/
US
/priˈtɜrmɪnəl/
A node in a syntactic tree that is directly above a terminal node, often representing a part of speech.
In the sentence structure, the preterminal node labeled 'N' is directly above the terminal node 'dog'.
preterminal
AdjectiveUK
/priːˈtɜːmɪnəl/
US
/priˈtɜrmɪnəl/
Relating to or occurring in the period just before death.
The patient was in a preterminal state, requiring constant care and attention.
Relating to or being a node in a syntactic tree that immediately dominates a terminal node, usually indicating the part of speech of the word below it.
In the parse tree, each preterminal category such as ‘N’ or ‘V’ stands directly above the corresponding word.