critical mass
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critical mass
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critical masses
critical mass
noun
plural
critical masses
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRITICAL MASS
[count, noncount]
1
technical
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an amount of material (such as plutonium) that is large enough to allow a nuclear reaction to occur
2
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the size, number, or amount of something that is needed to cause a particular result
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Production of the show stopped after complaints from viewers reached (a) critical mass.
