subliminal
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sub·lim·i·nal
(sŭb-lĭm′ə-nəl)adj. Psychology
1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli.
2. Inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response: subliminal propaganda.
sub·lim′i·nal·ly adv.
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subliminal
(sʌbˈlɪmɪnəl)adj
1. (Psychology) resulting from processes of which the individual is not aware
2. (Psychology) (of stimuli) less than the minimum intensity or duration required to elicit a response
[C19: from Latin sub- below + līmen threshold]
subˈliminally adv
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sub•lim•i•nal
(sʌbˈlɪm ə nl)adj.
existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness; insufficiently intense to produce a discrete sensation but influencing or designed to influence mental processes or behavior: subliminal advertising.
sub•lim′i•nal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | subliminal - below the threshold of conscious perception imperceptible, unperceivable - impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; "an imperceptible drop in temperature"; "an imperceptible nod"; "color is unperceivable to the touch" |
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subliminal
adjective subconscious, hidden, concealed, unconscious subliminal advertising
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subliminal
[səbˈlɪmɪnəl] adj → subliminal(e)sub-machine gun sub-machine-gun, submachine gun [ˌsʌbməˈʃiːngʌn] n → mitraillette fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
subliminal
adj (Psych) → unterschwellig
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