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) Having a mass sufficient to sustain a chain reaction
(aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound
Above some other critical value or range

Derived terms

Derived terms

supercritical airfoil
supercritical drying
supercritical field
supercritical flow

supercritical fluid
supercritical mass
supercritical reactor
supercritical wing

Related terms

subcritical

Translations

of a gas, above ts critical temperature and critical pressure

Finnish: ylikriittinen

Italian: supercritico (it)

above the speed of sound

Finnish: ylikriittinen

Italian: supercritico (it)

above some critical value or range

Finnish: ylikriittinen

Italian: supercritico (it)

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