different between subcritical vs supercritical
subcritical
English
Etymology
sub- +? critical
Adjective
subcritical (not comparable)
- Of less than critical importance
- Having a numerical value less than some critical value
- (physics) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction
- a subcritical reactor
Derived terms
- subcriticality
- subcritically
Related terms
- supercritical
- supracritical
Translations
subcritical From the web:
- subcritical meaning
- what is subcritical flow
- what is subcritical and supercritical flow
- what is subcritical mass
- what is subcritical water
- what does subcritical mean
- what is subcritical boiler
- what is subcritical and supercritical boiler
supercritical
English
Etymology
super- +? critical
Adjective
supercritical (comparative more supercritical, superlative most supercritical)
- (physics, of a gas) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
- (physics, of a fissile material) Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
- (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound.
- Above some other critical value or range.
Derived terms
Related terms
- subcritical
Translations
supercritical From the web:
- what's supercritical fluid
- what's supercritical steam
- what supercritical mass
- supercritical meaning
- what is supercritical co2
- what is supercritical water
- what is supercritical fluid extraction
- what is supercritical flow
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