supercritical

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supercritical

adjective more supercritical · most supercritical

of a fluid Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
of a fissile material Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
Above the speed of sound.

Opposite: subcritical

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adjective

Opposite: subcritical

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adj above some critical value or range

Italiano	supercritico

adj of a gas, above its critical temperature and critical pressure

中文	超臨界的 /超临界的 chāolínjiè de
Italiano	supercritico

adj above the speed of sound

Italiano	supercritico

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@misc{supercritical_2026,
  title = {supercritical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supercritical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}