Translations for subcritical in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sous-critiques

subcritical

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead, the plutonium is present as a subcritical sphere (or other shape), which may or may not be hollow. en.wikipedia.org

If k is less than 1, the chain reaction is "subcritical," and the neutron population will exponentially decay. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of a sustaining chain reaction, a subcritical reactor uses additional neutrons from an outside source. en.wikipedia.org

As a power-generating technique, subcritical multiplication allows generation of nuclear power for fission where a critical assembly is undesirable for safety or other reasons. en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "subcritical" in other languages

Choose your language Deutsch | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski