supercritical
supercritical · more supercritical · most supercritical
Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or rangeOf a substance or system above a critical threshold or range.: Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
Meaning
3 sensesOf a substance or system above a critical threshold or range.
Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
(especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases
Above the speed of sound.
Translations
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more supercritical, most supercritical| Comparative | more supercritical Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsall senses:subcritical
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form