Meaning

1 senses

  1. A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.

More definitions
  • the smallest detectable sensation

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

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Forms

plural: limens / limina
Singularlimen
Plurallimens / limina

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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