Critical vs. Core
Difference Between Critical and Core
Critical➦
expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgements
I was very critical of the previous regime
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Core➦
The central or innermost part
a rod with a hollow core.
the hard elastic core of a baseball.
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Critical➦
expressing or involving an analysis of the merits and faults of a work of literature, music, or art
she never won the critical acclaim she sought
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Core➦
The hard or fibrous central part of certain fruits, such as the apple or pear, containing the seeds.
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Critical➦
(of a situation or problem) having the potential to become disastrous; at a point of crisis
the floodwaters had not receded and the situation was still critical
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Core➦
The basic or most important part; the crucial element or essence
a small core of dedicated supporters.
the core of the problem.
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Critical➦
relating to or denoting a point of transition from one state to another
if the density is less than a certain critical value the gravitational attraction will be too weak to halt the expansion
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Core➦
A set of subjects or courses that make up a required portion of a curriculum.
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Critical➦
(of a nuclear reactor or fuel) maintaining a self-sustaining chain reaction
the reactor is due to go critical in October
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Core➦
(Electricity) A soft iron rod in a coil or transformer that provides a path for and intensifies the magnetic field produced by the windings.
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Critical➦
Judging severely and finding fault
a writer who is very critical of the government's foreign policy.
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Core➦
(Computers) A obsolete form of memory consisting of an array of tiny doughnut-shaped masses of magnetic material.
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Critical➦
Relating to or characterized by criticism; reflecting careful analysis and judgment
a critical appreciation of the filmmaker's work.
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Core➦
One of the magnetic doughnut-shaped masses that make up such a memory. Also called magnetic core.
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Critical➦
Of, relating to, or characteristic of critics
a play that received great critical acclaim.
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Core➦
The central portion of the earth below the mantle, beginning at a depth of about 2,900 kilometers (1,800 miles) and probably consisting of iron and nickel. It is made up of a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.
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Critical➦
Including scholarly commentary and interpretation
a critical edition of Poe's stories.
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Core➦
A similar central portion of a celestial body.
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Critical➦
Forming or having the nature of a turning point; crucial or decisive
a critical point in the campaign.
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Core➦
A mass of dry sand placed within a mold to provide openings or shape to a casting.
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Critical➦
(Medicine) Being or relating to a grave physical condition, especially of a patient.
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Core➦
A reactor core.
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Critical➦
Being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency
a critical shortage of food.
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Core➦
A cylindrical sample of rock, ice, or other material obtained from the interior of a mass by drilling or cutting.
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Critical➦
Extremely important or essential
a critical element of the plan.
a second income that is critical to the family's well-being.
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Core➦
The base or innermost part, such as soft or inferior wood, surrounded by an outer part or covering, such as veneer wood.
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Critical➦
(Mathematics) Of or relating to a point at which a curve has a horizontal tangent line, as at a maximum or minimum.
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Core➦
(Archaeology) A stone from which one or more flakes have been removed, serving as a source for such flakes or as a tool itself.
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Critical➦
Chemistry & Physics Of or relating to the value of a measurement, such as temperature, at which an abrupt change in a quality, property, or state occurs
A critical temperature of water is 100°C, its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.
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Core➦
(Anatomy) The muscles in the trunk of the human body, including those of the abdomen and chest, that stabilize the spine, pelvis, and shoulders.
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Critical➦
(Physics) Capable of sustaining a nuclear chain reaction
The reactor has gone critical.
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Core➦
To remove the core or innermost part from
core apples.
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Critical➦
Inclined to find fault or criticize.
A good teacher is fair but critical.
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Core➦
To remove (a cylindrical sample) from something, such as a glacier.
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Critical➦
Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point.
This is a critical moment.
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Core➦
To remove a cylindrical sample from (a glacier or soil layer, for example).
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Critical➦
Extremely important.
It's critical that you deliver this on time.
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Core➦
To remove small plugs of sod from (turf) in order to aerate it.
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Critical➦
Relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism.
The movie was a critical success, but bombed at the box-office.
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Core➦
To form or build with a base or innermost part consisting of a different substance from that of the covering or outer part
a fiberglass boat deck that is cored with wood.
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Critical➦
(medicine) 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.
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Core➦
Of basic importance; essential
“Virtually all cultures around the world use the word heart to describe anything that is core, central, or foundational” (Robert A. Emmons).
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Critical➦
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.
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Core➦
(Anatomy) Of or relating to the muscles of the trunk of the human body
a core workout.
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Critical➦
(physics) Of the point (in temperature, reagent concentration etc.) where a nuclear or chemical reaction becomes self-sustaining.
The reaction was about to become critical.
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Core➦
In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things.
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Critical➦
(physics) Of a temperature that is equal to the temperature of the critical point of a substance, i.e. the temperature above which the substance cannot be liquefied.
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Core➦
The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
the core of an apple or quince
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Critical➦
A critical value, factor, etc.
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Core➦
The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
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Critical➦
In breakdancing, a kind of airflare move in which the dancer hops from one hand to the other.
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Core➦
The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
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Critical➦
Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or artistic productions.
It is submitted to the judgment of more critical ears to direct and determine what is graceful and what is not.
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Core➦
The center or inner part of a space or area.
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Critical➦
Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a critical dissertation.
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Core➦
The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
the core of a subject
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Critical➦
Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.
Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion, that he would never have brought in such prayers as these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman customs.
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Core➦
A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it.
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Critical➦
Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious; censorious; exacting.
O gentle lady, do not put me to 't,For I am nothing, if not critical.
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Core➦
particular parts of technical instruments or machines essential in function:
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Critical➦
Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis of a subject.
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Core➦
(engineering) The portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole in or through a casting.
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Critical➦
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.
Our circumstances are indeed critical.
The small moment, the exact point, the critical minute, on which every good work so much depends.
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Core➦
ellipsis of core memory; magnetic data storage.
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Critical➦
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws;
a critical attitude
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Core➦
(computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores or CPU cores) are plugged together in one single integrated circuit to work as one (called a multi-core processor).
I wanted to play a particular computer game, which required I buy a new computer, so while the game said it needed at least a dual-core processor, I wanted my computer to be a bit ahead of the curve, so I bought a quad-core.
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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 is 100 degrees C--its boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure
critical mass
go critical
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Core➦
(engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
a floor panel with a Nomex honeycomb core
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Critical➦
characterized by careful evaluation and judgment;
a critical reading
a critical dissertation
a critical analysis of Melville's writings
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Core➦
The inner part of a nuclear reactor, in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
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Critical➦
urgently needed; absolutely necessary;
a critical element of the plan
critical medical supplies
vital for a healthy society
of vital interest
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Core➦
(military) The central fissile portion of a fission weapon.
In a hollow-core design, neutrons escape from the core more readily, allowing more fissile material to be used (and thus allowing for a greater yield) while still keeping the core subcritical prior to detonation.
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Critical➦
forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis;
a critical point in the campaign
the critical test
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Core➦
A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
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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
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Core➦
(printing) A hollow cylindrical piece of cardboard around which a web of paper or plastic is wound.
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Critical➦
of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism;
critical acclaim
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Core➦
Hence particular parts of a subject studied or examined by technical operations, likened by position and practical or structural robustness to kernels, cores in the most vulgar sense above.
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Core➦
(medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
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Core➦
The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
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A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
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(biochemistry) The central part of a protein's structure, consisting mostly of hydrophobic amino acids.
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A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
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Core➦
(physics) An atomic nucleus plus inner electrons (i.e., an atom, except for its valence electrons).
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(obsolete) A body of individuals; an assemblage.
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Core➦
A miner's underground working time or shift.
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: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
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Core➦
A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded on return of a used, rebuildable part, or the returned rebuildable part itself.
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Core➦
Forming the most important or essential part.
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Core➦
To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
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Core➦
To cut or drill through the core of (something).
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Core➦
To extract a sample with a drill.
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A body of individuals; an assemblage.
He was in a core of people.
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Core➦
A miner's underground working time or shift.
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Core➦
A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer.
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Core➦
The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince.
A fever at the core,Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore.
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Core➦
The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a square.
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Core➦
The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject; - also used attributively, as the core curriculum at a college.
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Core➦
The portion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.
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Core➦
A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.
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The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
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A mass of iron or other ferrous metal, forming the central part of an electromagnet, such as those upon which the conductor of an armature, a transformer, or an induction coil is wound.
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a sample of earth or rock extracted from underground by a drilling device in such a manner that the layers of rock are preserved in the same order as they exist underground; as, to drill a core; to extract a core. The sample is typically removed with a rotating drill bit having a hollow center, and is thus shaped like a cylinder.
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Core➦
The main working memory of a digital computer system, which typically retains the program code being executed as well as the data structures that are manipulated by the program. Contrasted to ROM and data storage device.
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the central part of the earth, believed to be a sphere with a radius of about 2100 miles, and composed primarily of molten iron with some nickel. It is distinguished from the crust and mantle.
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the central part of a nuclear reactor, containing the fissionable fuel.
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To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple.
He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out.
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Core➦
To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
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To extract a cylindrical sample from, with a boring device. See core{8}.
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the center of an object;
the ball has a titanium core
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a small group of indispensable persons or things;
five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program
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the central part of the Earth
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Core➦
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;
the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story
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a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill
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an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
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the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
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the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place
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a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil
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remove the core or center from;
core an apple
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