underthreshold

== English == === Etymology === From under- +‎ threshold, probably a calque of German unterschwellig (“subliminal”, literally “under-threshold”), from unter- (“under-”) + Schwelle (“threshold”). More at under, sill. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === underthreshold (comparative more underthreshold, superlative most underthreshold) Positioned below a threshold. Being below the threshold or outside of the ordinary limits of consciousness; subconscious; subliminal. 1986, Hormonal ensemble in exercise: Accordingly, it represents an underthreshold load in trained persons, and no endocrine response was observed.