| critical mass | the minimum mass of fissionable material that can sustain a chain reaction |
| critical mass | the minimum amount (of something) required to start or maintain a venture, the battle for the computer market has now reached critical mass, there is now a critical mass of successful women to take the lead, they sold the business because it lacked critical mass |
critical appraisal
critical analysis | an appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation |
| pillar of Islam | (Islam) one of the five religious obligations accepted by all Muslims |
Islam
Islamism
Mohammedanism
Muhammadanism
Muslimism | the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran, Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion, the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion |
review critique
critical review
review article | an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) |
Ansar al Islam
Ansar al-Islam
Supporters of Islam | a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States, some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan, said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein |
Jund-ul-Islam
Soldiers of God | an Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations, believed to have ties with al-Qaeda |
Islam
Muslimism | the civilization of Muslims collectively which is governed by the Muslim religion, Islam is predominant in northern Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan, and Indonesia |
Shiah
Shia
Shiah Islam | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam, mainly in Iran |
Sunni
Sunni Islam | one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam |
Ummah
Umma
Muslim Ummah
Islamic Ummah
Islam Nation | the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan, moderate Muslims urge the Ummah to reject the terrorism of radical Muslims |
| Nation of Islam | a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans |
Dar al-Islam
House of Islam | areas where Muslims are in the majority |
| critical angle | the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected |
juncture
critical point
crossroads | a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made, at that juncture he had no idea what to do, he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point |
| critical | marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws, a critical attitude |
| critical | characterized by careful evaluation and judgment, a critical reading, a critical dissertation, a critical analysis of Melville's writings |
| critical | 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 |
| critical | 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 idegrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure, critical mass, go critical |
critical
decisive | forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis, a critical point in the campaign, the critical test |
critical
vital | urgently needed, absolutely necessary, a critical element of the plan, critical medical supplies, vital for a healthy society, of vital interest |
| critical | of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism, critical acclaim |