subcritical

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ critical

Adjective

subcritical (not comparable)

Of less than critical importance
Having a numerical value less than some critical value
(physics) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction
a subcritical reactor

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Translations

of less than critical importance

Finnish: ei kriittinen

having insufficient mass

Finnish: alikriittinen
Russian: докритический (ru) (dokritičeskij)

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