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liminal
lim·i·nal L5182950 (lĭm′ə-nəl)adj.1. Intermediate between two states, conditions, or regions; transitional or indeterminate: "While doctors operate, she hangs suspended in the liminal space between life and death" (Jeremy Eichler).2. Existing at the limen. Used of stimuli.
[Latin līmen, līmin-, threshold + -al.]
lim′i·nal′i·ty (-năl′ĭ-tē) n.lim′i·nal·ly adv.liminal (ˈlɪmɪnəl) adj (Psychology) psychol relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced[C19: from Latin līmen threshold]lim•i•nal (ˈlɪm ə nl, ˈlaɪ mə-)
adj. of, pertaining to, or situated at the limen. [1880–85; < Latin līmin-, s. of līmen threshold + -al1] Translationsliminal
liminal [lim´ĭ-nal] barely perceptible; pertaining to a threshold.lim·i·nal (lim'i-năl), 1. Pertaining to a threshold. 2. Pertaining to a stimulus just strong enough to excite a tissue, for example, nerve or muscle. [L. limen (limin-), a threshold] liminal (lĭm′ə-nəl)adj. Existing at the limen. Used of stimuli.
lim′i·nal′i·ty (-năl′ĭ-tē) n.lim′i·nal·ly adv.lim·i·nal (lim'i-năl) 1. Pertaining to a threshold. 2. Pertaining to a stimulus just strong enough to excite a tissue, e.g., nerve or muscle. liminalPertaining to a threshold.lim·i·nal (lim'i-năl) Pertaining to a threshold. ThesaurusSeelimen |