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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.
A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes.
1. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill. 2. Either end of an airport runway. 3. The place or point of beginning; the outset: on the threshold of a new era. 4. The point that must be exceeded to begin producing a given effect or result or to elicit a response: a low threshold of pain.
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).
A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. Moss has a high threshold for pain and a history of fast healing.
the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room She stood hesitating on the threshold. He stepped across the threshold. the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily).
Threshold Definition. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill. Doorsill. Either end of an airport runway. The entrance or beginning point of something. At the threshold of a new career. The point at which a stimulus is just strong enough to be perceived or to produce a response.
