umbral — meaning in English

English meaning

• threshold noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.

Senses

umbral is used for these senses in English:

• doorjamb Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
• stile A vertical component of a frame or panel, such as that of a door, window, or ladder.
• threshold (engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.

threshold — full definition

1. noun The strip or slab at the bottom of a doorway that you step over to enter.
2. noun The point at which something begins, or the level at which an effect kicks in.
3. noun The income level at which you start paying a particular rate of tax.

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