insertion time

noun

The length of time which is required to rearrange a subcritical mass of fissile material into a prompt critical mass.

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Meanings

nouninsertion time (countable and uncountable, plural insertion times)

plural insertion times

  1. countableuncountablenuclear physicsThe length of time which is required to rearrange a subcritical mass of fissile material into a prompt critical mass.
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