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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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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.
Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of the word threshold, which can mean a sill, a boundary, a point of entry, or a level of effect. Find out how to cite, translate, and explore related words and phrases.
the minimum intensity or value of a signal, etc, that will produce a response or specified effect. a frequency threshold. ( as modifier ) a threshold current. modifier designating or relating to a pay agreement, clause, etc, that raises wages to compensate for increases in the cost of living.
A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes.
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.
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).
Threshold is the entrance to a room or building, or the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of threshold with examples from the corpus.
