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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.
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.
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. / ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld; ˈθrɛʃəʊld /.
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.
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: He had a low boredom threshold. on the threshold of sth. at the start of a new and important time or development: We're on the threshold of a new era in European relations.
Definition of threshold noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
