SUBCRITICAL


Meaning of SUBCRITICAL in English

/sub krit"i keuhl/ , adj.

1. Physics. pertaining to a state, value, or quantity that is less than critical, esp. to a mass of radioactive material.

2. being of less than critical importance.

[ 1940-45; SUB- + CRITICAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .