Search results
1. : the plank, stone, or piece of timber that lies under a door : sill. 2. a. : gate, door. b (1) : end, boundary. specifically : the end of a runway. (2) : the place or point of entering or beginning : outset. on the threshold of a new age. 3. a. : the point at which a physiological or psychological effect begins to be produced.
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. Range and limits.
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.
A threshold is what you step across when you enter a room. A threshold takes you from one place into another, and when you're about to start something new, you're also on a threshold.
THRESHOLD definition: 1. the level at which something starts to happen: 2. at the start of a new and important time or…. Learn more.
Definition of threshold noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
threshold meaning, definition, what is threshold: the entrance to a room or building, or t...: Learn more.
