Associations to the word «Subcritical»

Wiktionary

SUBCRITICAL, adjective. Less than critical, or below criticality
SUBCRITICAL, adjective. (physics) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction
SUBCRITICAL MASS, noun. (physics) A mass of fissile material that is insufficient to sustain a nuclear chain reaction

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