| When the fuse is triggered, a conventional explosion causes the second subcritical mass to be propelled at a high velocity into the first subcritical mass. |
| In a fission bomb, the fuel must be kept in separate subcritical masses, which will not support fission, to prevent premature detonation. |
| She watched the reactor output climb until the drive was subcritical. |
| It will be a Pulverised Fuel, subcritical Coal Fired Power Station with the Coal supplied by Vale MZ from the adjoining mine. |
| Subcritical water extraction of polyphenolic compounds from Terminalia chebula Retz. |
