critical mass in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for critical mass in the English»Spanish Dictionary

critical mass N U

critical mass

masa f crítica

to achieve critical mass

alcanzar la masa crítica

Translations for critical mass in the English»Spanish Dictionary

critical [Am ˈkrɪdək(ə)l, Brit ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. critical (censorious):

critical remark/report

crítico

he watched us with a critical eye

nos observó con ojo crítico

to be critical of sth/sb

criticar algo/a alguien

she's terribly critical of government policy

critica duramente la política del gobierno

1.2. critical (journalistic, academic):

critical analysis/theory/writing

crítico

the film enjoyed a critical success

la película fue muy bien recibida por la crítica

2.1. critical (very serious):

critical condition/situation/shortage

crítico

2.2. critical (decisive, crucial):

critical period/phase

crítico

critical victory/decision/resource

de importancia fundamental

2.3. critical PHYS:

critical pressure/temperature/volume

crítico

to go critical

iniciar una reacción en cadena

Mass

Mass → Massachusetts

I.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] N

1. mass (bulk, body):

mass

masa f

her hair was a mass of curls

tenía la cabeza cubierta de rizos

the cherry tree was a mass of pink

el cerezo era una nube de flores rosa

a mass of contradictions

un cúmulo de contradicciones

in the mass

en masa

in the mass

en conjunto

2.1. mass <masses, pl > (great quantity) Brit inf:

she has masses of confidence

tiene muchísima confianza en sí misma

we received masses of complaints

recibimos cantidades de quejas

we received masses of complaints

recibimos montones de quejas inf

2.2. mass <masses, pl >:

the masses

las masas

3. mass U PHYS:

mass

masa f

4. mass C:

mass, a. Mass MUS, REL

misa f

to go to mass

ir a misa

to say/hear mass

decir/oír misa

a sung/Latin/nuptial mass

una misa cantada/en latín/de esponsales

II.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] VB intr

mass crowd/troops/clouds:

mass

concentrarse

III.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] VB trans

mass

concentrar

IV.mass [Am mæs, Brit mas] ADJ attr

mass culture/market/communications

de masas

mass hysteria/hypnosis/suicide

colectivo

mass demonstration/protest/exodus

masivo

mass demonstration/protest/exodus

en masa

mass unemployment

generalizado

mass unemployment

masivo

a newspaper with a mass circulation

un periódico de circulación masiva

a mass escape

una huida en masa

a mass meeting

una reunión de todo el personal (or el estudiantado etc.)

critical mass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for critical mass in the English»Spanish Dictionary

critical [ˈkrɪtɪkl, Am ˈkrɪt̬-] ADJ

1. critical (disapproving):

critical

crítico, -a

to be critical of sth/sb

criticar algo/a alguien

to be highly critical of sth

criticar duramente algo

2. critical (decisive):

critical

fundamental

to be critical to sth

ser de vital importancia para algo

to be in a critical condition a. MED

estar en estado crítico

Mass [mæs] N

Mass

misa f

to attend Mass

ir a misa

to celebrate a Mass

oficiar una misa

I.mass [mæs] N no pl

1. mass a. PHYS:

mass

masa f

2. mass (formless substance):

mass

bulto m

3. mass (large quantity):

mass

montón m

to be a mass of contradictions

estar lleno de contradicciones

the mass of the people

la muchedumbre

the mass of the population

la mayoría de la población

II.mass [mæs] VB intr (gather)

mass

juntarse

mass troops

concentrarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Numerous web-based application services appeared during the dot-com bubble of 19972001 and then vanished, having failed to gain a critical mass of customers.

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The critical size must at least include enough fissionable material to reach critical mass.

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It used a dangerously large quantity of fissile material thought to be in excess of considerably more than an uncompressed critical mass.

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A key business concern must then be how to attract users prior to reaching critical mass.

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The usefulness of the barcode required the adoption of expensive scanners by a critical mass of retailers while manufacturers simultaneously adopted barcode labels.

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The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties (specifically, the nuclear fission cross-section), its density, its shape, its enrichment, its purity, its temperature, and its surroundings.

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Generally, people meet at a predetermined station in their city's mass transit system, wait until their numbers have achieved critical mass, and board the train.

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