threshold

threshold
threshold [{{t}}'θreʃhəʊld]
1 noun
(a) (doorway) seuil m, pas m de la porte;
to cross the threshold franchir le seuil
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} seuil m, début m;
on the threshold of (era, new century, millennium) au seuil de, à la veille de;
we are on the threshold of new discoveries nous sommes sur le point de faire de nouvelles découvertes;
she is on the threshold of a new career elle débute une nouvelle carrière
(c) {{}}Economics{{}} & {{}}Finance{{}} limite f, seuil m;
the government has raised tax thresholds in line with inflation le gouvernement a relevé les tranches de l'impôt pour tenir compte de l'inflation
(d) {{}}Anatomy{{}} & {{}}Psychology{{}} seuil m;
to have a low boredom threshold être prédisposé à l'ennui, s'ennuyer facilement;
to have a high/low pain threshold avoir un seuil de tolérance à la douleur élevé/peu élevé;
below the threshold of consciousness au niveau du subconscient, au niveau subliminal
2 compound-forming noun
{{}}Electricity{{}} (current, voltage) de seuil
►► {{}}Physiology{{}} threshold of audibility, threshold of hearing seuil m d'audibilité;
{{}}Linguistics{{}} threshold level niveau m seuil;
{{}}Finance{{}} threshold price prix m du seuil;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Economics{{}} threshold (wage) agreement accord m d'indexation des salaires sur les prix;
{{}}British{{}} {{}}Economics{{}} threshold (wage) policy politique f d'indexation des salaires sur les prix

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  • Threshold — (engl. für „Schwelle“) bezeichnet einen Begriff aus der Teilchenphysik, siehe Schwellenergie einen Arbeitspunkt in MOS Transistoren (dt. Schwellspannung), siehe Metall Oxid Halbleiter Feldeffekttransistor einen Optimierungsalgorithmus, siehe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • threshold — [thresh′ōld΄, thresh′hōld΄] n. [ME threschwold < OE therscwold (akin to ON threskǫlder) < base of therscan (see THRASH) + ?] 1. DOORSILL 2. the entrance or beginning point of something [at the threshold of a new career] 3. Physiol. Psychol …   English World dictionary

  • Threshold — Thresh old, n. [OE. threswold, [thorn]reshwold, AS. [thorn]rescwald, [thorn]erscwald, [thorn]erscold, [thorn]rescold, fr. [thorn]rescan, [thorn]erscan, to thresh; akin to Icel. [thorn]reskj[ o]de, [thorn]r[ o]skuldr, Sw. tr[ o]skel, Dan.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • threshold — O.E. þrescold, þærscwold, þerxold doorsill, point of entering, first element related to O.E. þrescan (see THRESH (Cf. thresh)), with its original sense of tread, trample. Second element of unknown origin and much transformed in all the Germanic… …   Etymology dictionary

  • threshold — threshold. См. порог. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Threshold —   [englisch, θreʃəʊld; wörtlich »Schwelle«], an bestimmten Effektgeräten (Flanger, Limiter, Noisegate u. a.) einstellbarer Pegel (Schwellwert), bei dessen Erreichen der beabsichtigte Effekt ausgelöst wird …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • threshold — is spelt with one h (contrast withhold), and the h is optionally silent or aspirated in speech …   Modern English usage

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