recriticality

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noun

A return to a point at which a nuclear reaction becomes self-sustaining.

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Meanings

nounrecriticality (countable and uncountable, plural recriticalities)

plural recriticalities

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesA return to a point at which a nuclear reaction becomes self-sustaining.

Origin

From re- + criticality.

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APA

recriticality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recriticality

MLA

“recriticality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recriticality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recriticality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recriticality.

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