critical massnoun [ C usually singular or U ]
uk/ˌkrɪt.ɪ.kəl ˈmæs/us/ˌkrɪt̬.ɪ.kəl ˈmæs/specialized physics the smallest amount of matter that is needed to produce a nuclear chain reaction
the size that something needs to reach before a particular change, event, or development can happen
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