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Threshold
ˈθrɛʃ(h)əʊld
Threshold definitions
noun
threshold
thresholds
- a strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room
"he stood on the threshold of Sheila's bedroom"
- a point of entry or beginning
"she was on the threshold of a dazzling career"
- the beginning of an airport runway on which an aircraft is attempting to land
- the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, result, or condition to occur or be manifested
"nothing happens until the signal passes the threshold"
- the maximum level of radiation or a concentration of a substance considered to be acceptable or safe
"their water would meet the safety threshold of 50 milligrams of nitrates per litre"
- the level at which one starts to feel or react to something
"he has a low boredom threshold"
- a level, rate, or amount at which something comes into effect
"the inheritance tax threshold"