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So in 2000, when we changed the business model and started really focusing on that triangle and putting the customer in the center, we decided we should hold off - we've done enough consolidation; we've got enough critical mass.
Sanjay Kumar

Meaning of "critical mass" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRITICAL MASS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRITICAL MASS

noun
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determiner
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Critical mass is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRITICAL MASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

critical mass

Critical mass

A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties, its density, its shape, its enrichment, its purity, its temperature, and its surroundings. The concept is important in nuclear weapon design.

Definition of critical mass in the English dictionary

The definition of critical mass in the dictionary is the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Other definition of critical mass is the minimum amount of money or number of people required to start or sustain an operation, business, process, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRITICAL MASS

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critical angle
critical apparatus
critical constants
critical damping
critical density
critical path
critical path analysis
critical path method
critical period
critical point
critical pressure
critical region
critical state
critical temperature
critical volume
criticality
critically
criticalness
criticaster

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRITICAL MASS

air mass
amass
atomic mass
biomass
black mass
body mass
centre of mass
conservation of mass
gravitational mass
groundmass
in the mass
inertial mass
land mass
landmass
mass
relative atomic mass
relative molecular mass
requiem mass
rest mass
solar mass

Synonyms and antonyms of critical mass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «critical mass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRITICAL MASS

Find out the translation of critical mass to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of critical mass from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «critical mass» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

临界质量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

masa crítica
570 millions of speakers

English

critical mass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتلة الحرجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

критическая масса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

massa crítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমালোচনামূলক ভর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

masse critique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jisim kritikal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kritische Masse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

臨界質量
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

임계 질량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kritis massa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khối lượng tới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விமர்சன வெகுஜன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गंभीर वस्तुमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kritik kitle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

massa critica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

masa krytyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

критична маса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

masă critică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρίσιμη μάζα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kritiese massa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kritisk massa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kritisk masse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of critical mass

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITICAL MASS»

The term «critical mass» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.356 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRITICAL MASS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about critical mass

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9 QUOTES WITH «CRITICAL MASS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word critical mass.
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Chris Anderson
The first stage in a technology's advance is that it'll fall below a critical price. After it falls below a critical price, it will tend, if it's successful, to rise above a critical mass, a penetration.
2
Kim Edwards
'The Lake of Dreams' grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.
3
Ben Horowitz
With communication technology in general, there's a kind of certain critical mass of people. Once you get to 15% of the world's entire population using one communication technology, that's a big deal. It's beyond the theoretical at this point. The people who think it's a fad have probably not been paying that much attention.
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Sanjay Kumar
So in 2000, when we changed the business model and started really focusing on that triangle and putting the customer in the center, we decided we should hold off - we've done enough consolidation; we've got enough critical mass.
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Richard Lederer
English language is the most universal language in history, way more than the Latin of Julius Caesar. It's the most punderful language because its vocabulary has a certain critical mass that makes a lingo good for punning.
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Geoff Mulgan
The really interesting moment will be when you have a critical mass of people engaging through the networks, more than through the press and TV. When that happens, the culture of politics has to change, moving away from controlled one-way messages towards a political culture that is more questioning.
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Elon Musk
Silicon Valley has evolved a critical mass of engineers and venture capitalists and all the support structure - the law firms, the real estate, all that - that are all actually geared toward being accepting of startups.
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James Ransone
I'm friends with a lot of Brits, and they tell me when they're over here what a huge phenomenon 'The Wire' has become. Some things just attain critical mass after they're already dead and buried, and I don't know why it was the case with 'The Wire'.
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Mark Shields
When the size of the group supporting your cause reaches a critical mass, any legislator or elected official has to pay attention.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRITICAL MASS»

Discover the use of critical mass in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to critical mass and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another
Lively and compelling, Critical Mass is the first book to bring these new ideas together and to show how they fit within the broader historical context of a rational search for better ways to live.
Philip Ball, 2006
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Critical Mass
Packed with Paretsky's masterfully crafted suspense and offering an illuminating insight into some of the greatest scientific developments of the twentieth century this is set to be V.I.'s most enlightening - and exhilarating - adventure ...
Sara Paretsky, 2013
3
Critical mass: bicycling's defiant celebration
Documenting 10 years of fun, radical, spontaneous bicycle demonstrations that challenge the autocentric world.
Chris Carlsson, 2002
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Critical Mass: Transport, Environment and Society in the ...
This book argues that transport is linked with consumerism and the challenge is to replace the current technology with an alternative that is sustainable and will solve the fundamental problems of poverty, inequity and social development.
John Whitelegg, 1997
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Critical Mass: The Emergence of Global Civil Society
This book offers a mixture of experience and analysis by the leaders of some of the most influential global civil society organisations and respected academics who specialise in this field of study.
James W. St.G. Walker, Andrew S. Thompson, 2008
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Critical Mass: Printmaking Beyond the Edge
This exciting new book showcases the work of a very diverse selectionof 52 artists from 28 countries, against a spectrum of the concernsthat inform the role and function of art in the increasinglytechnological global society.
Richard Noyce, 2010
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The Critical Mass in Collective Action
Therefore, no one does the work and the common interest is not realized. This book analyses the social pressure whereby groups solve the problem of collective action.
Gerald Marwell, Pamela Oliver, 1993
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Critical Mass
Even if your Bible study class was at Yeshiva you will still relish the detail and irony in this "Mass." If you have ever wondered what the church was like "back then" or if you remember it well, you will love this book.
Kathleen M. Henry, 2008
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Critical Mass: Happenings, Fluxus, Performance, Intermedia, ...
" With texts and performance scores by artists - together with numerous photographs of the events and essays by art historians and critics Hannah Higgins, Jill Johnston, Susan Ryan, and Kristine Stiles - Critical Mass presents a vivid ...
Geoffrey Hendricks, 2003
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Lady Gaga: Critical Mass Fashion
An illustrated tribute to the fashion styles of the Billboard chart-topping pop music performer organizes entries under such headings as "hair as accessory," "bondage chic" and "masks and veils," in a volume that includes coverage of her ...
Elizabeth Goodman, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRITICAL MASS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term critical mass is used in the context of the following news items.
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California right-to-die bill stalls in blow to movement
“Finally, it's going to hit that critical mass where it hits more and more states.” The right-to-die advocacy group Compassion and Choices says ... «KDWN, Jul 15»
2
The Spectator's View: De-amalgamation: Possible maybe, wise no
So if secessionists in Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa and other amalgamated municipalities could gather critical mass and successfully lobby the ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
3
Oddo shows potential for fast ferry service across Staten Island
"I don't want to pooh-pooh a Stapleton fast ferry," he added. "If the Bay Street Corridor develops, there will be critical mass and it will work there. «SILive.com, Jul 15»
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How ecommerce ventures are using 'milk-run' model to ensure last …
"But our supply chain has to reach critical mass in order to keep our customers' promise of 30-minute pickup. We see B2B as a way to utilise ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
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GDC Europe 2015 Early Bird ends this week
... the leading European consumer show, GDC Europe addresses the development community and command the critical mass of the European ... «Develop, Jul 15»
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Canary Wharf reborn: thousands of new sky-high homes for families …
Canary Wharf has acquired a critical mass and is maturing into a lively district, with an international character. The workforce has risen from ... «Homes and Property, Jul 15»
7
Armenia: Evaluating Electric Yerevan's Impact
The Electric Yerevan protest in the Armenian capital did not manage to attain the critical mass needed to transform into a Euromaidan-type ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
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Eldorado Resorts to acquire Silver Legacy and Circus Circus Reno …
The acquisition is expected to be accretive to our operating results upon closing, builds the critical mass of our gaming operations and fortifies our position in the ... «KRNV My News 4, Jul 15»
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Louisville's 'Wall Street of Whiskey' in Flames
It was instead a critical mass for the offices and headquarters of distilling operations, not only in Louisville, but throughout the state.". «Eater, Jul 15»
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The Philosopher's Guide to Growing Up
Neiman never entertains the idea that, rather than fixing each one of us until there's some critical mass of educated, free adults to overturn the ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»

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