Whenever you leave your home, walk from one room to another, or enter a building, you are crossing a threshold—that is, the horizontal floor piece that you cross over whenever you move through a …

THRESHOLD definition: the sill of a doorway. See examples of threshold used in a sentence.

Idiom on the threshold of something (Definition of threshold from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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.

A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes.

on/at the threshold : at the beginning of something or very close to something (such as a new condition, an important discovery, etc.) — usually + of young people on the threshold of adulthood

Definition of threshold noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A threshold takes you from one place into another, and when you're about to start something new, you're also on a threshold. A threshold is a point of departure or transition. Graduation can mark a …

THRESHOLD definition: 1. the floor of an entrance to a building or room 2. the level or point at which you start to…. Learn more.

A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. Moss has a high threshold for pain and a history of fast healing.