Definify.com

Definition 2024


臨界

臨界

See also: 临界

Chinese

 
to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
 
boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)
trad. (臨界)
simp. (临界)

Adjective

臨界

  1. critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
りん
Grade: 6
かい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

臨界 (hiragana りんかい, romaji rinkai)

  1. criticality, the critical (state, point, pressure, etc.)
    この事故 (じこ)では臨界 (りんかい) (つづ)いているのに気付 (きづ)くのが (おそ)かった。
    Kono jiko de wa rinkai ga tsuzuiteiru no ni kizuku no ga osokatta.
    In this accident, it was realized too late that it had stayed critical.