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   thresh·old

   /ˈTHreSHˌ(h)ōld/

   noun

   • 1. a strip of wood, metal, 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:kickoffformal: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 liter" Similar lower limitstarting pointminimummarginlimen
   • ▪ a limit below which a stimulus causes no reaction: "everyone has a different pain threshold"
   • ▪ a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect: "the tax threshold has risen to $10,492 of adjusted gross income"

   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.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHRESHOLD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Threshold is a noun that means the floor of an entrance or the level or point at which something starts to happen. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, collocations and translations with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     THRESHOLD meaning: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building...

   • Threshold in Simplified Chinese

     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...

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   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.

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   noun. the sill of a doorway. the entrance to a house or building. any place or point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career. Also called limen. Psychology, Physiology. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect: the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain. threshold.

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   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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHRESHOLD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › thresholdthreshold noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Learn the meaning of threshold as a noun in English, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use threshold to describe the entrance to a place, the level of something or the point of a new situation.

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   Learn the meaning of threshold as a noun, with synonyms, examples and origin. Threshold can refer to a doorsill, a point of entrance, or a stimulus level.