threshold

thresh·old

T0187000 (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.]

threshold

(ˈθrɛʃəʊld; ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld) n1. (Building) Also called: doorsill a sill, esp one made of stone or hardwood, placed at a doorway2. any doorway or entrance3. 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 threshold5. a. a level or point at which something would happen, would cease to happen, or would take effect, become true, etcb. (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]

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]

threshold

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

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 sensationlimenaesthesis, 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 detectdifference 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, doorcasing, 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 doordoorsill, 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 doorwayentrance, 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 buildingwall - 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 doorwaydoorsill, doorstepdoorway, 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, vergebound, boundary, edge - a line determining the limits of an area

threshold

noun1. 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, twilight3. limit, margin, starting point, minimum She has a low threshold of boredom, and needs constant stimulation.Related words
adjective liminal

threshold

nounA transitional interval beyond which some new action or different state of affairs is likely to begin or occur:borderline, brink, edge, point, verge.

Translations

开始开端门口门槛

threshold

(ˈθreʃəuld) noun1. (a piece of wood or stone under) a doorway forming the entrance to a house etc. He paused on the threshold and then entered. 門檻 门槛2. beginning. She is on the threshold of a brilliant career. 門口, 開始, 開端 门口，开始，开端