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- Dictionarythreshold/ˈθrɛʃ(h)əʊld/
noun
- 1. a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room: "he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom" Similar
- 2. the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested: "nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold"
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the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen: I have a low /high boredom threshold (= I do/don't feel bored easily). He earns £400 a month, well below the threshold for paying tax. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. on the threshold of something.
- English (US)
THRESHOLD meaning: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building...
- Simplified
THRESHOLD translate: 入口, 门槛, 水平, 阈，界限;起点. Learn more in the...
- Znaczenie Threshold, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
THRESHOLD definicja: 1. the floor of an entrance to a...
- Threshold Effect
THRESHOLD EFFECT definition: 1. the fact of something...
- Threshold in French
THRESHOLD translate: seuil [masculine], seuil, seuil. Learn...
- Threshold in Russian
THRESHOLD translate: порог, предел, порог . Learn more in...
- Threshold in Spanish
THRESHOLD translate: umbral, umbral, umbral [masculine,...
- Threshold: Malay Translation
THRESHOLD translate: bendul, ambang. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word threshold, which can mean a sill, a boundary, a point of beginning, or a level of effect. See examples of threshold in sentences and related phrases and articles.
Threshold is a noun that means the floor or doorway of a building or room, or the limit or point of something. Learn how to use threshold in different contexts, such as psychology, physics, and grammar, with synonyms and examples.
Threshold is a noun that means the sill of a doorway, the entrance to a place, or the point of entering or beginning something. It can also refer to the minimum intensity or value of a stimulus that produces an effect. See the origin, synonyms, and examples of threshold in sentences.
A threshold is a point of departure or transition. Graduation can mark a threshold — when you graduate from circus school, you're standing at the threshold of your new career as a trapeze artist. Another kind of threshold is a limit or boundary.
Threshold is a noun that means the sill of a doorway, the starting point of an experience, or the minimum level of a stimulus. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and related terms from various dictionaries and sources.
the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect. He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react). My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax).
