HyperDic: supercritical

English > 1 sense of the word *supercritical*:
ADJECTIVE	all	supercritical	(especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain ... / chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases

English > *supercritical*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain ... / chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases.
Broader	critical	At or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain / sustain a chain ... / chain reaction