threshold

thresh·old

 (thrĕsh′ōld′, -hōld′)

n.

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.

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[Middle English thresshold, from Old English therscold, threscold; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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threshold

(ˈθrɛʃəʊld; ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld)

n

1. (Building) Also called: doorsill a sill, esp one made of stone or hardwood, placed at a doorway

2. any doorway or entrance

3. the starting point of an experience, event, or venture: on the threshold of manhood.

4. (Psychology) psychol the strength at which a stimulus is just perceived: the threshold of consciousness. Compare absolute threshold, difference threshold

5.

a. a level or point at which something would happen, would cease to happen, or would take effect, become true, etc

b. (as modifier): threshold price; threshold effect.

6. (General Physics)

a. the minimum intensity or value of a signal, etc, that will produce a response or specified effect: a frequency threshold.

b. (as modifier): a threshold current.

7. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) (modifier) designating or relating to a pay agreement, clause, etc, that raises wages to compensate for increases in the cost of living

[Old English therscold; related to Old Norse threskoldr, Old High German driscubli, Old Swedish thriskuldi]

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thresh•old

(ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld)

n.

1. the sill of a doorway.

2. the entrance to a house or building.

3. any point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career.

4. Also called limen. 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.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English threscold, threscwald, c. Old Norse threskǫldr; akin to thresh in old sense “trample, tread”; -old, -wald unexplained]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

threshold

The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood" commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
	2.	threshold - the smallest detectable sensation limen aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch" absolute threshold - the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold - the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
	3.	threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" doorway, room access, door casing, case - the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" door - a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left" doorcase, doorframe - the frame that supports a door doorsill, doorstep, threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway entrance, entranceway, entryway, entree, entry - something that provides access (to get in or get out); "they waited at the entrance to the garden"; "beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral" exterior door, outside door - a doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building wall - an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; "the south wall had a small window"; "the walls were covered with pictures"
	4.	threshold - the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway doorsill, doorstep doorway, room access, door, threshold - the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close; "he stuck his head in the doorway" sill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
	5.	threshold - a region marking a boundary     brink, verge bound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area

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threshold

noun

1. entrance, doorway, door, doorstep, sill, doorsill He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom.

2. start, beginning, opening, dawn, verge, brink, outset, starting point, inception We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy.
start end, close, finish, decline, twilight

3. limit, margin, starting point, minimum She has a low threshold of boredom, and needs constant stimulation.

Related words
adjective liminal

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

threshold

noun

A transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:

borderline, brink, edge, point, verge.

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Translations

بَدْء، مُسْتَهَلعَتَبَه

práh

tærskeltærskelværdibundgrænsedørtærskeldørtin

Schwelle

κατώφλι

umbralpuertas

alarajaaloituspistekynnyskynnysarvo

seuilseuiller

küszöb

byrjun, upphafòröskuldur

sogliaorlo

slenkstis

sākumsslieksnis

terskel

limiar

порогпреддверие

prah

prag

başlangıçeşik

开始开端门口门槛

threshold

[ˈθreʃhəʊld]

A. N

1. (= doorway) → umbral m

2. (fig) → umbral m, puertas fpl
to be on the threshold of → estar en el umbral or a las puertas de
pain threshold → umbral m de dolor
sound threshold → umbral m sonoro
to have a low pain threshold → tener poca tolerancia del dolor

B. CPD threshold agreement N → convenio m de nivel crítico
threshold price N → precio m umbral, precio m mínimo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

threshold

[ˈθrɛʃhəʊld] n

[building, room] → seuil m

(= level) → seuil m (= minimum level) → seuil m minimum
boredom threshold
She has a low boredom threshold → Elle s'ennuit facilement.

(= verge) to be on the threshold of sth [+ new era, new life] → être au seuil de qchthreshold agreement n (ECONOMICS) → accord m d'indexation des salaires

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

threshold

n (lit, fig, Psych) → Schwelle f; (of door also) → Türschwelle f; on the threshold → an der Schwelle; we are on the threshold of a great discovery → wir stehen unmittelbar an der Schwelle zu einer großen Entdeckung; to have a high/low pain threshold → eine hohe/niedrige Schmerzschwelle haben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

threshold

[ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld] n (also) (fig) → soglia
to be on the threshold of (fig) → essere sulla soglia di

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

threshold

(ˈθreʃəuld) noun

1. (a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc. He paused on the threshold and then entered. drempel عَتَبَه праг soleira práh die Schwelle dørtin; tærskel κατώφλιumbral lävepakk مدخل؛ درگاه kynnys seuilמפתן देहलीज prag küszöb ambang pintu þröskuldur soglia 敷居 문지방 slenkstis slieksnis bendul drempeldørterskelpróg soleira prag, început порог prah prag prag tröskel ธรณีประตู eşik 門檻 поріг چوکھٹ، دہليز thềm cửa 门槛

2. beginning. She is on the threshold of a brilliant career. vooraand بَدْء، مُسْتَهَل начало limiar práh die Schwelle på tærsklen til αφετηρίαpuertas, umbral algus آستانه kynnys seuilסף प्रारम्भ prag, početak kezdet awal byrjun, upphaf soglia 初め 시발점 slenkstis slieksnis; sākums ambang beginterskel, inngang, startpróg limiar prag порог prah prag početak tröskel จุดเริ่มต้น başlangıç, eşik 門口, 開始, 開端 початок, зоря ابتدا، آغاز sự bắt đầu 门口，开始，开端

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

thresh·old

n. umbral.

1. grado mínimo necesario de un estímulo para producir un efecto;

2. dosis mínima que puede producir un efecto;

absolute ___ → ___ absoluto;

auditory ___ → ___ auditivo;

renal ___ → ___ renal;

sensory ___ → ___ sensorial;

___ dose → dosis mínima;

___ of consciousness → ___ de la consciencia.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

threshold

n umbral m; auditory — umbral de audición; pain — umbral de(l) dolor

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