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subliminal
English
Alternative forms
- sub-liminal
Etymology
sub- +? liminal. Morphologically sub- (“below”) + Latin l?men (“threshold”) (genitive l?minis) + -al (“adjective”). Calque of German unterschwellig (“beneath the threshold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?b?l?m?n?l/
- IPA(key): /s??bl?m?n?l/
Adjective
subliminal (comparative more subliminal, superlative most subliminal)
- (of a stimulus) Below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response.
Synonyms
- latent
- underthreshold
Antonyms
- superliminal
Derived terms
- subliminality
- subliminally
- subliminal message
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English subliminal, itself a calque from German unterschwellig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sy.bli.mi.nal/
Adjective
subliminal (feminine singular subliminale, masculine plural subliminaux, feminine plural subliminales)
- subliminal
- Synonym: subliminaire
- Antonym: supraliminal
Derived terms
- subliminalement
Further reading
- “subliminal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French subliminal
Adjective
subliminal m or n (feminine singular subliminal?, masculine plural subliminali, feminine and neuter plural subliminale)
- subliminal
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sublimi?nal/, [su.??li.mi?nal]
Adjective
subliminal (plural subliminales)
- subliminal
Derived terms
- subliminalmente
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subluminal
English
Etymology
sub- +? luminal
Adjective
subluminal (comparative more subluminal, superlative most subluminal)
- slower-than-light; having a speed less than light.
Synonyms
- sublumic
- periphrastic: causally reachable (physics)
Translations
- Greek: ?????????????? m (ypofototachikós), ????????????? f (ypofototachikí), ????????????? n (ypofototachikó)
- Italian: subluminale m or f
Related terms
- superluminal
- transluminal
- luminal
See also
- FTL
- subsonic
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