SUPERCRITICAL


Meaning of SUPERCRITICAL in English

I. |süpə(r)+ adjective

Etymology: super- + critical

: capable of carrying on a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases — used especially of fissionable material

II. adjective

1. of an airfoil : having a flattened upper surface and a trailing edge which is curved downward so that the shock wave that forms at high subsonic speeds is weaker than that of a conventional airfoil and appears farther aft

2. : being or having a temperature above a critical temperature

supercritical fluid

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