offset vs threshold

threshold vs offset

offset and threshold both are nouns.

offset is a verb but threshold is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
offset	Yes	No	Yes	No
threshold	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, threshold is a hyponym of offset; that is, threshold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offset:

offset: the time at which something is supposed to begin
threshold: the starting point for a new state or experience

Other hyponyms of offset include birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo.

offset (noun)	threshold (noun)
structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly	the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper	the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
a natural consequence of development	the smallest detectable sensation
a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips	a region marking a boundary
a compensating equivalent	the starting point for a new state or experience
the time at which something is supposed to begin

offset (verb)	threshold (verb)
produce by offset printing
create an offset in
cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
make up for
compensate for or counterbalance

Difference between offset and threshold

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