English Explanatory Dictionary

supercritical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range.
  2. Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
  3. Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
  4. Above the speed of sound.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supercritical.wav

Word forms

supercritical more supercritical most supercritical

Etymology

From super- + critical.

Antonyms

subcritical

Related words

hypercritical noncritical overcritical ultracritical uncritical

Derived words

supercritical airfoil supercritical drying supercritical field supercritical flow supercritical fluid supercriticality supercritically supercritical mass supercritical reactor supercritical wing

Translations

Finnish: ylikriittinen Italian: supercritico
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