"subcritical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

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Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} subcritical (not comparable)
  1. Of less than critical importance Tags: not-comparable Translations (of less than critical importance): ei kriittinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-subcritical-en-adj-83G~Wpjh Disambiguation of 'of less than critical importance': 73 26 1
  2. Having a numerical value less than some critical value Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-subcritical-en-adj-WTSK3ks6
  3. (physics) Having insufficient mass to sustain a chain reaction Tags: not-comparable Translations (having insufficient mass): alikriittinen (Finnish), докритический (dokritičeskij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-subcritical-en-adj-YjKFZkax Categories (other): Nuclear warfare, Physics, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 10 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 32 26 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 13 72 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 17 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 12 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 10 77 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 15 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 17 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 13 71 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'having insufficient mass': 3 14 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subcriticality, subcritically, subcritical mass Related terms: supercritical, supracritical
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