noun#6,498 by frequency
threshold
/ˈθɹɛʃəʊld/
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill; An entrance; the door or gate of a house
- plural
- thresholds
Meanings
- 1
The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill
Tom has a high threshold for pain.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
I have a low threshold for pain.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
An entrance; the door or gate of a house
- 3
Any end or boundary
- 4
The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action
- 5
The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit
- 6
The start of the landing area of a runwayrare
- 7
The wage or salary at which income tax becomes duerare
- 8
The point where one is mentally or physically vulnerable in response to a provocation or to other nuisancesrare