Meanings
nounthreshold potential (plural threshold potentials)
plural threshold potentials
- medicineThe critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 閾電位 /阈电位
- 閾電位 /阈电位 (yùdiànwèi)the critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential
German Schwellenpotential
- Schwellenpotentialthe critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential
Hungarian küszöbpotenciál
- küszöbpotenciálthe critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential
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APA
threshold potential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20potential
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“threshold potential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20potential. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “threshold potential,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/threshold%20potential.
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