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crit·i·cal  (krt-kl)

adj.

1. Inclined to judge severely and find fault.

2. Characterized by careful, exact evaluation and judgment: a critical reading.

3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics or criticism: critical acclaim; a critical analysis of Melville's writings.

4. Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive: a critical point in the campaign.

5.

a. Of or relating to a medical crisis: an illness at the critical stage.

b. Being or relating to a grave physical condition especially of a patient.

6. Indispensable; essential: a critical element of the plan; a second income that is critical to the family's well-being.

7. Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency: a critical shortage of food.

8. Fraught with danger or risk; perilous.

9. Mathematics Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a horizontal tangent line, as at a maximum or minimum.

10. Chemistry & Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs: A critical temperature of water is 100°C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.

11. Physics Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction.

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criti·cal·ly adv.

criti·cal·ness n.

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critical [ˈkrɪtɪk^əl]

adj

1. containing or making severe or negative judgments

2. containing careful or analytical evaluations a critical dissertation

3. of or involving a critic or criticism

4. of or forming a crisis; crucial; decisive a critical operation

5. urgently needed critical medical supplies

6. (Medicine) Informal so seriously injured or ill as to be in danger of dying

7. (Physics / General Physics) Physics of, denoting, or concerned with a state in which the properties of a system undergo an abrupt change a critical temperature

(Physics / Nuclear Physics)

go critical (of a nuclear power station or reactor) to reach a state in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction becomes self-sustaining

critically  adv

criticalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	critical - marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude" unfavorable, unfavourable - not encouraging or approving or pleasing; "unfavorable conditions"; "an unfavorable comparison"; "unfavorable comments", "unfavorable impression" sarcastic - expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds uncritical - not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors; "a devoted and almost uncritical admirer"
	2.	critical - at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction; "a critical temperature of water is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure"; "critical mass"; "go critical" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" noncritical - not critical; not at a point of abrupt change
	3.	critical - characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings" discerning - having or revealing keen insight and good judgment; "a discerning critic"; "a discerning reader" scholarly - characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude" uncritical, noncritical - marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures; "news sources reflected uncritical estimates of the number of juvenile addicts"
	4.	critical - urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest" vital indispensable - not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
	5.	critical - forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" decisive crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"
	6.	critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage" crucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" noncritical, noncrucial - not in a state of crisis or emergency
	7.	critical - of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism; "critical acclaim"

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critical

adjective

1. crucial, decisive, momentous, deciding, pressing, serious, vital, psychological, urgent, all-important, pivotal, high-priority, now or never The incident happened at a critical point in the campaign.
crucial unimportant

2. grave, serious, dangerous, acute, risky, hairy (slang), precarious, perilous Ten of the injured are said to be in a critical condition.
grave safe, settled, secure

3. disparaging, disapproving, scathing, derogatory, nit-picking (informal), censorious, cavilling, fault-finding, captious, carping, niggling He has apologized for critical remarks he made about the referee.
disparaging approving, complimentary, appreciative, uncritical

4. analytical, penetrating, discriminating, discerning, diagnostic, perceptive, judicious, accurate, precise What is needed is a critical analysis of the evidence.
analytical undiscriminating

Translations

critical [ˈkrɪtɪkəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= important) [factor, element] → crítico; [issue] → apremiante; [problem] → muy serio
it is critical to understand what is happening → es de vital importancia entender lo que está ocurriendo
of critical importance → de vital importancia
how you finance a business is critical to its success → el éxito de un negocio depende de forma crucial de cómo se financie

2. (= decisive) [moment, stage] → crítico
it was a critical time for the nation → fue un período crítico para la nación
at a critical juncture → en una coyuntura crítica

3. (= perilous, serious) [situation, state] → crítico

4. (Med) [patient, condition, illness] → grave
to be on the critical list → estar en la lista de enfermos graves
to be off the critical list → estar fuera de peligro

5. (= fault-finding) [attitude, remark, report] → crítico
he's too critical → siempre está criticando, critica demasiado
to watch sb with a critical eye → observar a algn con ojo crítico
to be critical of sth/sb → criticar algo/a algn

6. (= analytical) [person, reader, analysis] → crítico

7. (Cine, Literat, Mus, Theat) → crítico
the film met with critical acclaim → la película fue aplaudida por la crítica
to be a critical success [book, play etc] → ser un éxito de crítica

8. (Phys, Nuclear physics) [temperature, pressure] → crítico
to go critical → empezar una reacción en cadena

B. CPD critical angle N (Aer, Opt) → ángulo m crítico
critical edition N → edición f critica
critical essays NPL → ensayos mpl de crítica
critical mass N → masa f crítica
critical path analysis N → análisis m inv del camino crítico

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critical [ˈkrɪtɪk^əl] adj

(= crucial) [moment, point, factor, decision, role] → crucial(e)
of critical importance → d'une importance capitale, d'une importance cruciale
to be critical to sth [+ success, survival] → être essentiel(le) à qch; [+ future] → être crucial(e) pour qch

(= analytical) [opinion, analysis] → critique; [thinking] → critique; [essay] → critique

(= fault-finding) [person] → critique
a critical remark → une critique
to be critical of sb/sth → critiquer qn/qch

(= acute) [illness] → critique
The patient is in a critical condition.; The patient is critical → Le patient est dans un état critique.

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critical

adj

(= fault-finding, discriminating) → kritisch; the book was a critical success → das Buch kam bei den Kritikern an; the book met with critical acclaim → das Buch fand Anklang bei den Kritikern or wurde in den Kritiken gelobt; critical reviews → Kritiken pl; critical edition → kritische Ausgabe; to cast a critical eye over something → sich (dat) → etw kritisch ansehen; to be critical of somebody/something → jdn/etw kritisieren

(= dangerous, Sci) → kritisch; (= crucial also) → entscheidend; (Med) person → in kritischem Zustand; it is critical (for us) to understand what is happening → es ist (für uns) von entscheidender Bedeutung zu wissen, was vorgeht; of critical importance → von entscheidender Bedeutung; to be on the critical list (Med) → in kritischem Zustand sein

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critical [ˈkrɪtɪk/əl] adj (all senses) → critico/a
to be critical of sb/sth → criticare qn/qc, essere critico/a verso qn/qc
at a critical moment → in un momento critico
a critical success (book, play) → un successo di critica

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critical [ˈkrɪtɪk/əl] adj (all senses) → critico/a
to be critical of sb/sth → criticare qn/qc, essere critico/a verso qn/qc
at a critical moment → in un momento critico
a critical success (book, play) → un successo di critica

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critical → انتقادى kritický kritisk kritisch κρίσιμος crítico kriittinen critique kritičan critico 重大な 중대한 kritisch kritisk krytyczny crítico критический kritisk เกี่ยวกับการวิจารณ์ kritik then chốt 危急的