English
Pronunciation
IPA: /�krɪtɪk�l/
audio|en-us-critical.ogg|Audio (US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κ�ι�ικ�� (kritikos) "of or for judging, able to discern" < κ�ί�ι� "crisis"
Adjective
en-adj
- Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
- Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture.
- Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
- Extremely important
#* It's critical that you deliver this on time.
- Relating to literary criticism and related kinds of criticism
#* The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
- Likely to "runaway" if disturbed, i.e. opposite of stable.
Derived terms
criticality
critically
criticalness
Related terms
critical mass
critic
Translations
trans-top|inclined to find fault
Czech: kritický m
Finnish: kriittinen, kritisoiva, arvosteleva
German: kritisch
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Hebrew: ��ק�רת� (biqorty) m, ��ק�רת�ת (biqortyt) f
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trans-top|pertaining to or indicating a crisis
Finnish: kriittinen
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trans-top|of the point where a reaction becomes self-sustaining
Czech: kritický m
Finnish: kriittinen
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French: critique f
German: kritisch
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trans-top|extremely important
Finnish: äärimmäinen|äärimmäisen tärkeä
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trans-top|relating to criticism
Finnish: arvostelu-
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ttbc|Dutch: t-|nl|kritiek
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|crítico|m, t|es|crítica|f
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