Meanings
nounsupercritical mass (plural supercritical masses)
plural supercritical masses
- natural sciencesA mass of fissile material that is more than sufficient to sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Polish masa nadkrytyczna
- masa nadkrytycznamore than sufficient mass to sustain chain reaction
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