What does threshold mean?
Definitions for threshold
ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊldthresh·old
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word threshold.
Princeton's WordNet
thresholdnoun
the starting point for a new state or experience
"on the threshold of manhood"
threshold, limennoun
the smallest detectable sensation
doorway, door, room access, thresholdnoun
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"
doorsill, doorstep, thresholdnoun
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
brink, threshold, vergenoun
a region marking a boundary
Wiktionary
thresholdnoun
The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
An entrance
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
The start of the landing area of a runway
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
The outset of an action or project
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
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.
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
thresholdnoun
The point of beginning or entry
From all the pressure my partner has been through lately, his emotion threshold has suddenly gotten pretty low these days. I can tell because he easily loses it when he is around people or hears about anything to do with his concerns.
Etymology: From þrescold, from þrescan
Webster Dictionary
Thresholdnoun
the plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door
Thresholdnoun
fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning, entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life
Freebase
Threshold
Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Threshold
thresh′ōld, n. a piece of wood or stone under the door of a house: door: entrance: the place or point of entering. [M. E. threshwold—A.S. therscwald—therscan, to thresh, wald, wood.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
threshold
The beginning of that portion of the runway usable for landing.
Editors Contribution
threshold
An income amount or range created in legislation that defines the just, fair and specific income amount when tax must be paid at a just, fair and specific rate using data, facts information, research and statistics to prove the tax rate.
The threshold is easily achieved to ensure the grant iss able to be applied for.
Submitted by MaryC on December 24, 2019
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Rank popularity for the word 'threshold' in Nouns Frequency: #2777
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of threshold in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of threshold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of threshold in a Sentence
The Pacific Ocean has become strongly warmer than average. The model projections call for 80 percent chance of El Nino during March-May, dropping to 60 percent for June to August, this means, it is going to be a devolving El Nino year, though retaining threshold values all through the season. Thus, monsoon 2019 is likely to be below normal.
Iran must not be allowed to set itself up as a nuclear threshold state, there is no reason for it to retain thousands of centrifuges which would allow it to enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb in a short period of time.
I shoot just one moment at a time. ... These moments are beneath the threshold of perception, it's often a moment when (the dancers are) falling, or they're going up, or two people are about to touch or something like that. Those moments are more expressive than the typical dance photo of someone in a perfect position on the ground or in the air.
The most important decision is to make sure we want to go ahead with treatment, because the only definitive treatment is surgical, in treatment, we have a high threshold before we decide on surgery.
Keep in mind that carrying capacity is not a hard ceiling, but that it's a shifting threshold, in some years or period of years the environment is capable of supporting more whales than in other years.
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- عتبةArabic
- парогBelarusian
- прагBulgarian
- llindarCatalan, Valencian
- práhCzech
- bundgrænse, tærskel, tærskelværdi, dørtærskelDanish
- SchwelleGerman
- αφετηρία, ουδός, κατώφλιGreek
- entrada, límite, umbralSpanish
- آستانهPersian
- kynnysarvo, aloituspiste, kynnys, alarajaFinnish
- seuil, seuil de toléranceFrench
- tairseachIrish
- stairsneachScottish Gaelic
- küszöbHungarian
- soglia, uscio, soglia di casa, entrataItalian
- 敷居, 閾値Japanese
- 문턱, 역치Korean
- liminaLatin
- slieksnisLatvian
- paewae, paepaepoto, paepaeMāori
- прагMacedonian
- drempel, dorpelDutch
- terskelNorwegian
- próg, przedsionekPolish
- gatilho, patamares, cabeceira, patamar, limiar, limitePortuguese
- pragRomanian
- преддверие, порогRussian
- prag, прагSerbo-Croatian
- prahSlovak
- pragSlovene
- tröskel, fribelopp, tröskelvärdeSwedish
- порігUkrainian
- domasoliad, soliadVolapük
- 閾Chinese
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