"delayed critical" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} delayed critical (not comparable)
  1. (nuclear physics) Of the point at which the prompt neutrons and delayed neutrons produced by a nuclear fission chain reaction, taken together, are just sufficient to sustain the chain reaction, where changes in reaction power occur slowly. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Nuclear physics Related terms: delayed criticality Coordinate_terms: prompt critical
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