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Supercritical vs Supercritically - What's the difference?

supercritical | supercritically |

As an adjective supercritical

is (physics) (of a gas ) above its critical temperature and critical pressure.

As an adverb supercritically is

in a supercritical way.

supercritical

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physics) (of a gas ) Above its critical temperature and critical pressure
  • (physics) Having a mass sufficient to sustain a chain reaction
  • (aerodynamics) Above the speed of sound
  • Above some other critical value or range

    • Derived terms

    * supercritical airfoil * supercritical drying * supercritical field * supercritical flow * supercritical fluid * supercritical mass * supercritical reactor * supercritical wing

    Related terms

    * subcritical

    supercritically

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a supercritical way.