English Explanatory Dictionary

subcritical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of less than critical importance
  2. Having a numerical value less than some critical value
  3. Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction

Word forms

subcritical

Etymology

From sub- + critical.

Related words

supercritical supracritical

Derived words

subcriticality subcritically subcritical mass
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