noun
threshold
THRESH-hohld/ˈθreʃhəʊld/
The point at which something begins or changes.
The material changes once the temperature crosses a critical threshold.
Etymology
A door-sill or point of entering became any point where something begins or changes.
More examples
- The sound rises above the threshold of hearing.
- The firm stands at the threshold of a new era.
Forms
threshold
Similar words
- onset
- The beginning of an event or condition.
- boundary
- A dividing limit, not necessarily where a process begins.