supercritical

English

Etymology

super- +‎ critical

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Adjective

supercritical (comparative more supercritical, superlative most supercritical)

1. (physics) (of a gas) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure
2. (physics) Having a mass sufficient to sustain a chain reaction
3. (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound
4. 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: supercritico (it)

above the speed of sound

• Finnish: ylikriittinen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: supercritico (it)

above some critical value or range

• Finnish: ylikriittinen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: supercritico (it)