different between duration vs terma

English

Etymology

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin d?r?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dj???e??n?/, /d????e??n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /d???e??n?/, /dj???e??n?/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

duration (countable and uncountable, plural durations)

1. An amount of time or a particular time interval.

2. (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war

3. (finance) A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

Translations

See also

• Duration (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bond duration on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dictionary.reference.com entry

Anagrams

• drain out

Middle French

Etymology

From late Old French duracion, borrowed from Latin d?r?ti?, d?r?ti?nem.

Noun

duration f (plural durations)

1. duration (length with respect to time)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??(?)m?/

Noun

terma

1. (anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
   • 1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

     The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind

References

terma in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• 'mater, METAR, Marte, armet, mater, metra, ramet, tamer, trema, tréma

Malay

Noun

terma (Jawi spelling ?????, plural terma-terma, informal 1st possessive termaku, impolite 2nd possessive termamu, 3rd possessive termanya)

1. terms of regulation or self-contained self-imposed rules in a contract, agreement, etc.
2. associated with heat or temperature.

Derived terms

• terma jawatan (matters pertinent position held by a person, such as retirement benefits, pension rights, tenure, salary etc.)

Polish

Etymology

From Latin therma, from Ancient Greek ?????? (thermós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?r.ma/

Noun

terma f

1. water heater
2. artificial hot spring, thermal spring

   Synonym: cieplica

Declension

Related terms

• (adjective) termiczny
• (adverb) termicznie

Further reading

• terma in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• terma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

terma f (plural termas)

1. bathhouse (a building with baths for communal use)

   Synonym: termas