A Threshold

Lingual

(a threshold)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic þreskōwāþljaz, from *þreskaną* ("to thresh, tread, trample"), from Proto-Indo-European terh₁-* ("to rub, turn, tread"). The second element derives from Proto-Germanic wal-* ("to tread, roll").

Meanings

1. A strip of wood, stone, or metal lying along the bottom of a doorway, forming the bottom of a doorframe and walked over when entering.
2. An entrance or doorway of a building or room.
3. (figurative) The starting point, beginning, or boundary of an experience, era, event, or state.
4. (physics, physiology, psychology) The minimum level, intensity, or magnitude of a stimulus or physical condition necessary to produce an effect, sensation, or reaction.

Synonyms

doorstep, sill, entrance, brink, verge, onset, baseline

Translations

Arabic: عَتَبَة, مَدْخَل, (حَدّ أَدْنَى)

German: (die Schwelle), (die Türschwelle), (der Schwellenwert)

Norwegian Bokmål: (en terskel), (et dørtrinn), (en grenseverdi)