Critical Mass Definition
noun
The minimum amount of fissile material that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction under a given set of conditions.
Webster's New World
The total mass of matter needed to generate sufficient gravitational force to halt the current expansion of the universe.
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The minimum amount or number required for something to happen, begin, etc.
Webster's New World
The smallest mass of a fissionable material that will sustain a nuclear chain reaction at a constant level.
American Heritage
The total mass of matter needed to generate sufficient gravitational force to halt the current expansion of the universe.
American Heritage
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pronoun
A direct action event in which bicycle riders travel through city streets as a group.
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other
The point at which a company can achieve self-sustaining viability because its revenues have risen enough to make the business activity profitable because the related costs are spread across a wide range of customers.
Webster's New World Finance
Other Word Forms of Critical Mass
Noun
Singular:
critical mass
Plural:
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