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   threshold

   /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 doorstepsilldoorsilldoorwayentranceentryway indoorgategatewayportalapproach
   • ▪ a point of entry or beginning: "she was on the threshold of a dazzling career" Similar startstarting pointbeginningbrinkvergeedgedawnbirthorigininceptionconceptionopeninglaunchinaugurationinstitutioninitiationdebutcreationday oneinformal:kick-offformal:commencementOpposite end
   • ▪ the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land.
   • 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"
   • ▪ the maximum level of radiation or a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe: "their water would meet the safety threshold of 50 milligrams of nitrates per litre" Similar lower limitstarting pointminimummarginlimen
   • ▪ the level at which one starts to feel or react to something: "he has a low boredom threshold"
   • ▪ a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect: "the inheritance tax threshold"

   Word Origin Old Englishtherscold, threscold; related to German dialect Drischaufel; the first element is related to thresh (in a Germanic sense ‘tread’), but the origin of the second element is unknown.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of threshold in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   THRESHOLD definition: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building or room 2. the level or point at which you start to…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioTHRESHOLD | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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   traducir THRESHOLD: umbral, umbral, umbral [masculine, singular]. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryTHRESHOLD | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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   THRESHOLD 意味, 定義, THRESHOLD は何か: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building or room 2. the level or point at which you start to…. もっと見る

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTHRESHOLD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   THRESHOLD meaning: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building or room 2. the level or point at which you start to…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of threshold – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   THRESHOLD definition: 1. the level at which something starts to happen: 2. at the start of a new and important time or…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典THRESHOLD中文 (简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   THRESHOLD翻译：入口, 门槛, 水平, 阈，界限;起点。了解更多。

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryTHRESHOLD | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

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   THRESHOLD ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, THRESHOLD là gì: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building or room 2. the level or point at which you start to…. Tìm hiểu thêm.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › pl › dictionaryTHRESHOLD | tłumacz z angielskiego na polski ... - Cambridge...

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   Tłumaczenie THRESHOLD : próg, próg, próg, próg. Przeczytaj więcej w słowniku angielsko-polskim Cambridge.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › zht › 詞典THRESHOLD中文 (繁體)翻譯：劍橋詞典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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    THRESHOLD翻譯：入口, 門檻, 水準, 閾，界限;起點。了解更多。

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-simplifiedTHRESHOLD in Simplified Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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    THRESHOLD translate: 入口, 门槛, 水平, 阈，界限;起点. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese simplified Dictionary.