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PRONUNCIATION OF SUBCRITICAL

subcritical  [sʌbˈkrɪtɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBCRITICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subcritical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SUBCRITICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

subcritical

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 subcritical in the English dictionary

The definition of subcritical in the dictionary is having or involving a chain reaction that is not self-sustaining; not yet critical.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBCRITICAL


acritical
eɪˈkrɪtɪkəl
anchoritical
ˌæŋkəˈrɪtɪkəl
critical
ˈkrɪtɪkəl
diacritical
ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪkəl
hypercritical
ˌhaɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl
hypocritical
ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkəl
meteoritical
ˌmiːtɪəˈrɪtɪkəl
nephritical
neˈfrɪtɪkəl
noncritical
ˌnɒnˈkrɪtɪkəl
oneirocritical
əʊˌnaɪərəʊˈkrɪtɪkəl
overcritical
ˌəʊvəˈkrɪtɪkəl
pleuritical
plʊəˈrɪtɪkəl
precritical
priːˈkrɪtɪkəl
pyritical
paɪˈrɪtɪkəl
soritical
sɒˈrɪtɪkəl
supercritical
ˌsuːpəˈkrɪtɪkəl
sybaritical
ˌsɪbəˈrɪtɪkəl
tritical
ˈtrɪtɪkəl
ultracritical
ˌʌltrəˈkrɪtɪkəl
uncritical
ʌnˈkrɪtɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBCRITICAL

subcool
subcordate
subcoriaceous
subcortex
subcortical
subcortices
subcosta
subcostal
subcounty
subcranial
subcrust
subcrustal
subcult
subcultural
subculturally
subculture
subcurative
subcutaneous
subcutaneously
subcutis

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBCRITICAL

aeronautical
alphabetical
analytical
chemical
elliptical
grammatical
hypothetical
identical
mathematical
metical
mystical
nautical
optical
pharmaceutical
political
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Synonyms and antonyms of subcritical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subcritical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBCRITICAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

亚临界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

subcrítico
570 millions of speakers

English

subcritical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

subcritical
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دون الحرجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

докритическим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

subcritical
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

subcritical
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sous-critique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Subkritik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unterkritischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

臨界未満の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아 임계
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Subcritical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dưới tới hạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துணைப்பிறழ்நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपशीर्षक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

subkritik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

subcritical
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nadkrytyczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

докритическим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subcritice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποκρίσιμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subkritiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subkritisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kritisk
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBCRITICAL»

The term «subcritical» is regularly used and occupies the 58.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUBCRITICAL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBCRITICAL»

Discover the use of subcritical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subcritical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors
This book describes the basic knowledge in nuclear, neutron, and reactor physics necessary for understanding the principle and implementation of accelerator driven subcritical nuclear reactors (ADSRs), also known as hybrid reactors.
H Nifenecker, O Meplan, S David, 2003
2
Glucose Production from Cellulose in Subcritical and ...
Kinetics of glucose, fructose and related oligomers were also developed for subcritical and supercritical water conditions.
Taiying Zhang, 2008
3
Operation and Reactivity Measurements of an Accelerator ...
Experiments were performed at the Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) in 2005 and 2006 in which a 20 MeV linear electron accelerator operating as a photoneutron source was coupled to the TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotope ...
David Sean O'Kelly, 2008
4
Subcritical crack growth due to fatigue, stress corrosion, ...
"ASFM 3 was held in Ispra on 19th-23rd October 1981"--Pref.
Lars Hannes Larsson, European Group on Fracture, Commission of the European Communities, 1984
5
Experimental analysis of Rossi-alpha and noise parameters in ...
LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 2.1 Single Stage Binary Scaler 15 2.2 Schematic of Equipment for the Waiting Time Measurements 20 3 .1 Waiting Time Probability Distribution, Data and Three-parameter Fit For Subcritical Reactor with ...
David Taft Austin, 1967
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Spectral and Scattering Theory
Proof: (i). There exists N £N such that P± W*N is subcritical in n. Since Wfi has compact support and P is subcritical there exists S > 0 such that P± SfFjv is subcritical in ft. Set E = -r|j . It follows from Lemma 2. 1 that P±eW*N±(l - e)8WN = P±eW ...
Alexander G. Ramm, 1998
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Fusion for Neutrons and Subcritical Nuclear Fission: ...
The proceedings highlight the line of fusion research on magnetic plasma confinement of limited energy gain. Such facilities could be tailored to serve as drivers for sub-critical fission reactors, i.e., fusion-fission hybrids.
Jan K. Llne, Dimitri Ryutov, Giuseppe Gorini, 2012
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Ceramics: Mechanical Properties, Failure Behaviour, ...
5. Subcritical. Crack. Growth. So far two types of crack extension have been considered: stable crack extension starting at K, = Klo and unstable crack extension, if K, = KKaa is reached (or at Kl = Klc for a material with a flat crack growth ...
Dietrich Munz, Theo Fett, 1999
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Hydraulic Design of Side Weirs
In this case, the flow upstream, downstream and along the length of the side weir remains subcritical at all points (i.e. F < 1). This condition normally occurs if the parent channel has a uniform and relatively small longitudinal gradient (e.g. of the ...
‎2003
10
Rock Fracture Mechanics
Subcritical Crack Growth Under certain conditions crack growth can occur at stress intensity levels below K, . The two principal types of subcritical crack growth are fatigue (mechanically influenced subcritical crack growth) and stress corrosion ...
H.P. Rossmanith, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBCRITICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subcritical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Microalgae used for green asphalt
They used a hydrothermal liquefaction process, i.e. pressurized water (in a subcritical state), to transform this microalgae waste into a black, viscous, ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
2
Australia's subcritical coal-fired power stations proving risky for …
Australia's most polluting coal-fired power stations, owned by providers like AGL Energy, Origin Energy and Delta Electricity, are on the way to becoming ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
3
Australia's most polluting power stations pose risks to economy and …
"The International Energy Agency has calculated that a quarter of the world's subcritical capacity needs to be shut down by 2020. Australia has 26 gigawatts of ... «ABC Online, Mar 15»
4
​One-fifth of world's worst coal plants are in US
Compared with the most modern stations, these so-called "subcritical" coal-fired power stations (SCPS) emit 75 percent more carbon pollution and use up 67 ... «CBS News, Mar 15»
5
Australia's stranded coal assets
Coal provides 40% of the world's electricity, with 1,617 GW of global capacity. Of this capacity, 75% is subcritical, 22% supercritical, and 3% ultra-supercritical. «MacroBusiness, Mar 15»
6
90% of Australian coal plants rated 'at risk' in stranded asset report
Subcritical plants are typically older and more expensive to operate,” said Ben ... As the table below shows, 82 per cent of Australia's subcritical coal-fired ... «RenewEconomy, Mar 15»
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Closing UK unabated coal: Coal-fired generation should end by the …
Subcritical is the least efficient and most polluting form of coal-fired generation and accounted for a staggering 8.6 GtCO2 of emissions globally in 2009. «Business Green, Feb 15»
8
CO2 As Refrigerant: The Transcritical Cycle
8, 2003.) The systems presented were all subcritical - that is, the refrigeration cycles were entirely below the critical point of CO2. Now, after a brief review of CO2 ... «ACHR NEWS, Oct 14»
9
Nuclear explosions prove sometimes smaller is better
Scientists now employ subcritical nuclear experiments, physics tools, the National Ignition Facility in Livermore, Calif., and supercomputers to achieve the goal. «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Feb 14»
10
Nevada National Security site scientist paving way for …
It would be impossible to discuss shock physics or these types of experiments, known as subcritical experiments, without mentioning the name of scientist ... «Your Nuclear News, Jan 14»

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