supercritical
IPA: supɝkrˈɪtɪkʌɫ
adjective
- (physics) Of a substance or system above a critical threshold or range
- (physics, of a fluid) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure.
- (physics, of a fissile material) Having a mass sufficient to sustain an accelerating fission chain reaction.
- (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound.
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Examples of "supercritical" in Sentences
- Supercritical fluid chromatography.
- It is not liquid, it's supercritical.
- Supercritical water power generation.
- The coolant will be supercritical water.
- They operate at supercritical pressure .
- Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction.
- History of supercritical steam generation.
- Supercritical angle fluorescence microscopy.
- One such design is called the supercritical airfoil.
- One such design is called the supercritical aerofoil.