supercritical

English

Etymology

From super- +‎ critical.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

supercritical (comparative more supercritical, superlative most supercritical)

1. (physics) Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range
   1. (physics, of a fluid) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
   2. (physics, of a fissile material) Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
   3. (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound.

Derived terms

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

 

Related terms

• subcritical

Translations

of a gas, above its critical temperature and critical pressure

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 超臨界的 / 超临界的 (chāolínjiè de)

• Finnish: ylikriittinen
• Italian: supercritico (it)
• Kazakh: аса қауіпті (asa qauıptı)

above the speed of sound

• Finnish: ylikriittinen
• Italian: supercritico (it)

above some critical value or range

• Finnish: ylikriittinen
• Italian: supercritico (it)