Definizione monolingua

critical

critical (comparative more critical, superlative most critical)

1. Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.

   A good teacher is fair but critical.

2. Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

   This is a critical moment.

3. Extremely important.

   Its critical that you deliver this on time.

4. Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

   The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.

5. (medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.

   The patients condition is critical.

6. Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.

   The political situation was so critical that the government declared the state of siege.

7. Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.

   The reaction was about to become critical.

Definizione dizionario critical

	critico
	Inclined to find faults and flaws.

	vitale
	Extremely important.

cruciale

crìtico

Altri significati:

Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.

critical (pressure, temperature, state, point)

Likely to go out of control if disturbed, that is, opposite of stable.

Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.

extremely important

likely to go wrong

inclined to find fault

Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.

pertaining to or indicating a crisis

Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.

relating to criticism

(medicine) Of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility.

of the point where a reaction becomes self-sustaining