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critical_mass

critical mass

See also: Critical Mass

English

Noun

critical mass ‎(plural critical masses)

(physics) The amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
(figuratively) The tipping point.

Translations

amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction

Catalan: massa crítica f
Czech: kritické množství n
Dutch: kritische massa
Finnish: kriittinen massa
German: kritische Masse f
Greek: κρίσιμη μάζα f ‎(krísimi máza)
Hungarian: kritikus tömeg

Icelandic: markmassi m
Italian: massa critica f
Japanese: 臨界質量 ‎(りんかいしつりょう, rinkai shitsuryō)
Portuguese: massa crítica f
Russian: крити́ческая ма́сса f ‎(kritíčeskaja mássa)
Swedish: kritisk massa c
Tagalog: maselang bugat

the number of people needed to trigger a phenomenon

Danish: kritisk masse c
Finnish: kriittinen massa
German: kritische Masse f

Greek: κρίσιμη μάζα f ‎(krísimi máza)
Swedish: kritisk massa c

External links

critical mass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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