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subcritical
sub·crit·i·cal S0837050 (sŭb-krĭt′ĭ-kəl)adj.1. Having a mass of fissionable material that is less than that needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction.2. Of less than critical importance.subcritical (sʌbˈkrɪtɪkəl) adj (Nuclear Physics) physics (of a nuclear reaction, power station, etc) having or involving a chain reaction that is not self-sustaining; not yet criticalTranslationssubcritical
subcritical[¦səb′krid·ə·kəl] (nucleonics) Having an effective multiplication constant less than one, so that a self-supporting chain reaction cannot be maintained in a nuclear reactor. FinancialSeeCritical MassThesaurusSeecritical mass |