liminal

[ lim-uh-nl, lahy-muh- ]

/ ˈlɪm ə nl, ˈlaɪ mə- /

adjective Psychology.

of, relating to, or situated at the limen.

Words nearby liminal

limewater, limewood, limey, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limit dextrin, limit dextrinase, limit man

Origin of liminal

1880–85; < Latin līmin- (stem of līmen) threshold + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for liminal

This may be technically expressed by saying that the liminal intensity (Schwelle) is raised during sleep.
Illusions|James Sully
Meantime we are aware also of a substratum of fragmentary automatic, liminal ideas, of which we take small account.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

British Dictionary definitions for liminal

liminal

/ (ˈlɪmɪnəl) /

adjective

psychol relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced

Word Origin for liminal

C19: from Latin līmen threshold

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Medical definitions for liminal

liminal

[ lĭm′ə-nəl ]

adj.

Relating to a threshold.