Inclined to find fault or criticize.
A good teacher is fair but critical.
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
This is a critical moment.
A critical value, factor, etc.
The second undamped system criticals show a greater percentage depression than the first.
In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.
From Latin criticus + -al, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I separate, judge”); also the root of crisis.
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