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critical
ˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements.
    E.g. I was very critical of the previous regime
  • expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art.
    E.g. she never won the critical acclaim she sought
  • (of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis.
    E.g. the floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical
  • relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another.
    E.g. if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion
  • (of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction.
    E.g. the reactor is due to go critical in October

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