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单词 supercritical
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supercritical


supercritical

(ˌsuːpəˈkrɪtɪkəl) adj1. (General Physics) physics (of a fluid) brought to a temperature and pressure higher than its critical temperature and pressure, so that its physical and chemical properties change2. (Nuclear Physics) nuclear physics of or containing more than the critical mass
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Adj.1.supercritical - (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increasescritical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical"
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supercritical


supercritical

[¦sü·pər′krid·ə·kəl] (nucleonics) Having an effective multiplication constant greater than 1, so that the rate of reaction rises rapidly in a nuclear reactor. (thermodynamics) Property of a gas which is above its critical pressure and temperature.
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adj (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases

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