subcritical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *krey- Proto-Indo-European *-n- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *krinyéti Proto-Hellenic *kríňňō Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō) Ancient Greek κρῐ- (krĭ-) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek κρῐτής (krĭtḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós)bor. Latin criticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English critical English subcritical From sub- + critical.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of less than critical importance
- (not-comparable) Having a numerical value less than some critical value
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(not-comparable) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction
a subcritical reactor
Deriveds
subcritically · subcriticality · subcritical mass
Relateds
Translations (3)
ru докритический (having insufficient mass) · fi ei kriittinen (of less than critical importance) · fi alikriittinen (having insufficient mass)