supraliminal

[ soo-pruh-lim-uh-nl ]

/ ˌsu prəˈlɪm ə nl /

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adjective Psychology.

being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.

Words nearby supraliminal

supraepicondylar process, supragenic, supraglottal, supralapsarian, supralapsarianism, supraliminal, supralittoral, supramarginal gyrus, supramastoid crest, supramaxilla, supramaxillary

Origin of supraliminal

First recorded in 1890–95; supra- + liminal

OTHER WORDS FROM supraliminal

su·pra·lim·i·nal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for supraliminal

But I introduce the case here simply as suggestive of the momentary domination of the subliminal over the supraliminal self.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
To some extent at least the abeyance of the supraliminal life must be the liberation of the subliminal.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
There, too, the powers of which the supraliminal self has lost control continue to act in obedience to subliminal promptings.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
It is true, however, that the range of our subliminal mentation is more extended than the range of our supraliminal.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

Part of her personality is still alive to the danger, and modifies her movements, unknown to her supraliminal self.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

British Dictionary definitions for supraliminal

supraliminal

/ (ˌsuːprəˈlɪmɪnəl, ˌsjuː-) /

adjective

of or relating to any stimulus that is above the threshold of sensory awarenessCompare subliminal

Derived forms of supraliminal

supraliminally, adverb

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Medicine definitions for supraliminal

supraliminal

[ sōō′prə-lĭm′ə-nəl ]

adj.

Being above the threshold of consciousness or of sensation. Used of stimuli.

supraliminal

adjective Psychology.

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Origin of supraliminal

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Examples from the Web for supraliminal

British Dictionary definitions for supraliminal

adjective

Derived forms of supraliminal

Medicine definitions for supraliminal

adj.