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superthreshold

superthreshold adjective: of a stimulus: strong enough to elicit a response.

Adjective

superthreshold (not comparable)

  1. Of a stimulus: strong enough to elicit a response.

Origin of superthreshold

From super- + threshold.

Questions about superthreshold

What does superthreshold mean?
Superthreshold means of a stimulus: strong enough to elicit a response.
What part of speech is superthreshold?
Superthreshold is an adjective.

Words near superthreshold in the dictionary

  1. supertherapeutic
  2. superthermal
  3. superthick
  4. superthin
  5. superthorough
  6. superthreshold
  7. superthriller
  8. superthrillers
  9. supertidal
  10. supertide
  11. supertides

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