critical mass
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture
the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass
Types & categories
- amount hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction
Types & categories
- mass hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | amount |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mass |