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Meaning of underthreshold | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Positioned below a threshold.
  2. Being below the threshold or outside of the ordinary limits of consciousness; subconscious; subliminal.

Examples

“The notion "underthreshold" is to be explained as all that which is under the ordinary threshold or outside the customary bounds of consciousness; [...]”
“Accordingly, it represents an underthreshold load in trained persons, and no endocrine response was observed.”
“In this way it is possible to describe the underthreshold membrane behavior of a neuron distinguishing the effects of synapses located in the main dendritic tree or near the trigger zone.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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