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supercritical

supercritical adjective: above its critical temperature and critical pressure.

Adjective

supercritical (comparative more supercritical, superlative most supercritical)

  1. Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
  2. Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
  3. Above the speed of sound.

supercritical meaning in Tamil

supercritical in Tamil

மேம்பட்ட பிறழ்நிலை

Antonyms of supercritical

Forms of supercritical

comparativemore supercritical
superlativemost supercritical

Origin of supercritical

From super- + critical.

Words formed from supercritical

Phrases with supercritical

Questions about supercritical

What does supercritical mean?
Supercritical means above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
What is supercritical in Tamil?
Supercritical in Tamil is மேம்பட்ட பிறழ்நிலை. See Supercritical meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is supercritical?
Supercritical is an adjective.

Words near supercritical in the dictionary

  1. supercriminals
  2. supercrip
  3. supercrips
  4. supercrisp
  5. supercritic
  6. supercritical
  7. supercritical drying
  8. supercritical fluid
  9. supercritical fluids
  10. supercritical mass
  11. supercritical masses

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