See Also: Subliminal(medicine)
subliminal self(medicine)
Subliminal(money)
Subliminal(health)
subliminal(dictionary)
subliminal(dictionary)
subliminal stimulation(medicine)
subliminal stimulus(medicine)
subliminal thirst(medicine)

subliminal (iou)



subliminal adjective & noun. L19.
[from SUB- 1 + Latin limin-, limen threshold + -AL1, orig. translating German unter der Schwelle (des Bewusstseins) below the threshold (of consciousness).]
A. adjective.
Below a threshold or lower limit; spec. below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; (of a state) supposed to exist but not strong enough to be recognized. L19.
N. Symington In a dream the subliminal cues..not registered in waking life are often picked up.
Pertaining to or involving the unconscious influence of messages or other stimuli projected just below the threshold of awareness. M20.
Audio Visual Images hurtling on and off the screen in a poor imitation of subliminal advertising.
b. noun. That which is subliminal; the subliminal self; a subliminal message. E20.
subliminally adverb L19.