(nuclear physics) Of the point where the prompt neutrons produced by a nuclear fission chain reaction are just sufficient to sustain the chain reaction on their own, past which changes in reaction power occur on a timeframe of milliseconds, too rapidly for a human operator to control.

(nuclear physics) The point at which the prompt neutrons produced by a nuclear fission chain reaction are just sufficient to sustain the chain reaction on their own (the state of being prompt critical); past this point, changes in reaction power are controlled by changes in the prompt neutron flux, and occur on a timeframe of milliseconds, too rapidly to be controlled by mechanical means.

(psychotherapy) A subpersonality that judges and demeans the actions, appearance, etc. of oneself.

The degree to which an artistic work such as a song, movie, book, or video game has been received by critics.

plural of gender critical

A detailed text in which the writer employs critical thinking to analyze the subject and considers it from several angles.

Sensitive to latency or small variations in time; time-sensitive. / Reliant on a deterministic ordering in time; time-dependent. / urgent.

(nuclear physics) An accidental uncontrolled self-sustaining nuclear fission chain reaction.

plural of criticality accident

(chemistry) The well-defined concentration at which micelles start to form.