Antonyms of adj supercritical

1 sense of supercritical

Sense 1
supercritical -- ((especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases)

INDIRECT (VIA critical) -> noncritical -- (not critical; not at a point of abrupt change)

Similarity of adj supercritical

1 sense of supercritical

Sense 1
supercritical -- ((especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases)
       => critical (vs. noncritical) -- (at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical")

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