criticality

UK
/ˌkrɪtɪˈkælɪti/
US
/ˌkrɪtəˈkæləti/

Traducciones

criticalitynoun
criticalities
pl
The criticality of the situation required immediate action.
Критичность ситуации требовала немедленных действий.
критическая масса
The reactor reached criticality during the experiment.
Реактор достиг критической массы во время эксперимента.
criticalityadjective
UK
/ˌkrɪtɪˈkælɪti/
US
/ˌkrɪtəˈkæləti/
Used attributively before nouns, especially in nuclear engineering contexts (e.g., “criticality safety”).

Definiciones

criticalitynoun
The quality, state, or degree of being of the highest importance or urgency.
The criticality of the situation required immediate action from the emergency response team.
A point at which a nuclear reaction becomes self-sustaining.
The reactor reached criticality, allowing the nuclear power plant to begin generating electricity.
The condition of being at a critical point or threshold.
The criticality of the patient's condition necessitated constant monitoring by the medical staff.
criticalityadjective
Relating to or involved with a nuclear chain reaction reaching or approaching a self-sustaining state; used attributively before a noun.
The facility conducted a criticality safety analysis on the spent-fuel casks.