superthreshold

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adjective

Of a stimulus: strong enough to elicit a response.

OriginEnglish threshold ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

adjectivesuperthreshold (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a stimulus: strong enough to elicit a response.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishthreshold
  8. Englishsuperthreshold

From super- + threshold.

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APA

superthreshold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superthreshold

MLA

“superthreshold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superthreshold. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superthreshold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superthreshold.

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