- 临界点 línjièdiǎn critical pointThe specific temperature and pressure conditions at which a substance changes from one state of matter to another
- 临界状态 línjièzhuàngtài critical statecritical state; criticality
- 临界线 línjièxiàn boundary linethe dividing line between two adjacent areas; border
- 临界质量 línjièzhìliàng critical massthe minimum amount of fissile material needed to maintain a nuclear chain reaction; the size or amount needed to maintain a venture or process
- 亚临界 yàlínjiè subcriticalsubcritical; precritical
- 超临界 chāolínjiè supercriticalrelating to the state of a substance above its critical temperature and pressure, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist
