threshold in English dictionary

  • threshold

    Meanings and definitions of "threshold"

    • The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
    • (by extension) An entrance
    • The start of the landing area of a runway
    • (engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit
    • The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
    • The outset of an action or project
    • The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
    • noun
      The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
    • noun
      (by extension)
      An entrance
    • noun
      The start of the landing area of a runway
    • noun
      (engineering)
      The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
    • noun
      The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
    • noun
      The outset of an action or project
    • noun
      The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
    • noun
      The point of beginning or entry
    • bottom-most part of a doorway
    • entrance
    • point at which an action is triggered
    • income at which income tax becomes due
    • outset of an action or project
    • A limit against which other values can be compared. When a value crosses this limit, it can trigger an alert or other action.
    • Limit under or above which, a certain event can or can not occur.
    • noun
      a region marking a boundary
    • noun
      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"
    • noun
      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
    • noun
      the smallest detectable sensation
    • noun
      the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

    Synonyms of "threshold" in English dictionary

    beginning, verge, sill are the top synonyms of "threshold" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of threshold

    • lm  liczba mnoga thresholds
    • threshold ( plural  thresholds)
    • threshold (plural thresholds)
  • Threshold

    Meanings and definitions of "threshold"

    • A filter effect in Windows Movie Maker.

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