What does critical mean?
Definitions for critical
ˈkrɪt ɪ kəlcrit·i·cal
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word critical.
Princeton's WordNet
criticaladjective
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
"a critical attitude"
criticaladjective
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"
criticaladjective
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
"a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's writings"
critical, vitaladjective
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
"a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"
critical, decisiveadjective
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
"a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"
criticaladjective
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"
criticaladjective
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism
"critical acclaim"
Wiktionary
criticaladjective
Inclined to find fault or criticize; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
A good teacher is fair but critical.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
This is a critical moment.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
Extremely important.
It's critical that you deliver this on time.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
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 patient's condition is critical.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
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.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
criticaladjective
Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
The reaction was about to become critical.
Etymology: From the suffix -al and , from <
Webster Dictionary
Criticalnoun
qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
Criticalnoun
pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
Criticalnoun
inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
Criticalnoun
inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
Criticalnoun
characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
Criticalnoun
pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation
Etymology: [See Critic, n., Crisis.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1787
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2749
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'critical' in Adjectives Frequency: #234
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of critical in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of critical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of critical in a Sentence
It is against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail, and learning to be self-critical?
The requirements for federal workers and contractors will not cause disruptions to government services that people depend on, agencies have the flexibility necessary to enforce the mandate without impacting critical operations.
Their description of the attack keeps changing - from collateral damage, to a tragic incident, to now attempting to pass responsibility to the Afghanistan government, with such constant discrepancies in the U.S. and Afghan accounts of what happened, the need for a full transparent independent investigation is ever more critical.
I have heard anecdotally too that for nurses who were close to retirement, or thinking about it, that the pandemic has maybe pushed School Nurses ' in that direction sooner than what School Nurses ' may have been planning on, so that makes the shortage even a little more critical than what we've been dealing with.
We want to ensure appropriate justice is served, and the contents of the cell phone could contain critical information needed to ensure that happens.
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Translations for critical
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- حرجArabic
- решителен, критичен, много важен, придиращ, преломенBulgarian
- críticCatalan, Valencian
- kritickýCzech
- kritischGerman
- κρίσιμοςGreek
- krizaEsperanto
- crítica, críticoSpanish
- حیاتی, ایرادگیر, بحرانی, عیبجو, انتقادیPersian
- kritisoiva, arvostelu, arvosteleva, kriittinen, [[äärimmäinenFinnish
- critiqueFrench
- beachtaíochIrish
- ביקורתיHebrew
- महत्वपूर्णHindi
- válságos, bíráló, kritikusHungarian
- ដែលរកតែកំហុសKhmer
- 비판적Korean
- kritisch, kritiekDutch
- críticoPortuguese
- крити́ческий, критический, реши́тельный, перело́мный, придирчивыйRussian
- prijélomnīSerbo-Croatian
- kritiskSwedish
- விமர்சனTamil
- క్లిష్టమైనTelugu
- วิกฤติThai
- 危急Chinese
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