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
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above the speed of sound
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above some critical value or range
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