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critical mass critical assembly critical configuration critical size subcritical

The minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction WordNet 3.0

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The minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In nuclear engineering, a critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Wikipedia

Amount of fissile material needed to sustain nuclear fission. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Referring to criticality in nuclear physics, when a nuclear reactor's fissionable material can sustain a chain reaction by itself Wikipedia Disambiguation

Smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction Wikidata

The amount of fissile material needed to support a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Wiktionary

Amount of fissile material needed to a nuclear chain reaction. Wiktionary (translation)

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critical assembly, critical configuration, Critical mass (nuclear), critical size, subcritical, subcritical mass, subcriticality, supercritical mass, supercriticality