English noun: threshold |
1. | threshold (time) the starting point for a new state or experience |
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| Samples | On the threshold of manhood.
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| Broader (hypernym) | beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time |
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2. | threshold (cognition) the smallest detectable sensation |
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| Synonyms | limen |
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| Broader (hypernym) | aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | absolute threshold, difference limen, difference threshold, differential limen, differential threshold |
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3. | threshold (artifact) the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close |
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| Samples | He stuck his head in the doorway.
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| Synonyms | door, doorway, room access |
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| Broader (hypernym) | entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | exterior door, outside door |
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| Part holonym | case, casing, door, doorcase, doorframe, doorsill, doorstep, threshold |
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| Part meronym | wall |
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4. | threshold (artifact) 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 |
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| Synonyms | doorsill, doorstep |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sill |
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| Part meronym | door, doorway, room access, threshold |
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5. | threshold (shape) a region marking a boundary |
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| Synonyms | brink, verge |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bound, boundary, edge |
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