threshold

thresh·old  (thrshld, -hld)

n.

1. A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill.

2. An entrance or a doorway.

3. The place or point of beginning; the outset.

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 ter-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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threshold

Noun

1. the lower horizontal part of an entrance or doorway, esp. one made of stone or hardwood

2. any doorway or entrance: he had never been over the threshold of a pub before

3. the starting point of an experience, event, or venture: she was on the threshold of a glorious career

4. the point at which something begins to take effect or be noticeable: the threshold for basic rate tax, he has a low boredom threshold [Old English therscold]

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

noun 2. start, beginning, opening, dawn, verge, brink, outset, starting point, inception << OPPOSITE end

noun 3. limit, margin, starting point, minimum

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

Translations

threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → umbral m;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → estar al borde de

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threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → seuil m;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → être au seuil de

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threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → Schwelle f;

to be on the threshold of sth (fig) → an der Schwelle zu etw sein or stehen

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threshold [ˈθrɛʃhəuld] n → soglia;

to be on the threshold of (fig) → essere sulla soglia di