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- DictionaryThresh·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"
- 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"
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 a point of departure or transition.
4 days ago · A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. She has a low threshold of boredom and needs the constant stimulation of physical activity. [ + of] The consensus has clearly shifted in favour of raising the nuclear threshold.
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).
noun. uk / ˈθreʃhəʊld / us. threshold noun (LEVEL) Add to word list. 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. threshold noun (ENTRANCE) the floor of an entrance.
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.
THRESHOLD meaning: 1 : a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building; 2 : the point or level at which something begins or changes.
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.
