crit|i|cal|i|ty — «KRIHT uh KAL uh tee», noun. the point at which a nuclear reactor achieves a self sustaining chain reaction: »This state, which seems to the layman pretty close to perpetual motion, is known to engineers as “criticality” (Newsweek) … Useful english dictionary
di|a|crit|i|cal — «DY uh KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. a) used or meant to distinguish; distinctive: »No attempt, of course, is made at exhaustive analysis; the aim, rather, is diacritical, which is all one may fairly demand of an encyclopedia (Punch). b)… … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|crit´i|cal|ly — hy|per|crit|i|cal «HY puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. too critical: »I take the official oath today with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules (Abraham Lincoln, in his first… … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|crit|i|cal — «HY puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. too critical: »I take the official oath today with no mental reservations, and with no purpose to construe the Constitution or laws by any hypercritical rules (Abraham Lincoln, in his first inaugural address,… … Useful english dictionary
hyp´o|crit´i|cal|ly — hyp|o|crit|i|cal «HIHP uh KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a hypocrite; insincere. –hyp´o|crit´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hyp|o|crit|i|cal — «HIHP uh KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. of or like a hypocrite; insincere. –hyp´o|crit´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
su´per|crit´i|cal|ly — su|per|crit|i|cal «SOO puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. Nuclear Physics. having more than the amount of fissionable material necessary for sustaining a chain reaction: »a supercritical mass, a supercritical reactor. 2. Aeronautics. able to… … Useful english dictionary
su|per|crit|i|cal — «SOO puhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. 1. Nuclear Physics. having more than the amount of fissionable material necessary for sustaining a chain reaction: »a supercritical mass, a supercritical reactor. 2. Aeronautics. able to maintain a supersonic… … Useful english dictionary
au|to|crit|i|cal — « tuh KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. critical of oneself or of one s own work … Useful english dictionary
o|ver|crit|i|cal — «OH vuhr KRIHT uh kuhl», adjective. too critical; hypercritical … Useful english dictionary
