subcritical
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English
Etymology
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
Related terms
Translations
of less than critical importance
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having insufficient mass
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