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/ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪl/
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/ˈvɑ.lə.təl/
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Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Of a substance, explosive.
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Usage: informal
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Of a price, variable or erratic.
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Topics: business, economics, finance, sciences
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Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.
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Synonyms: furious, rabid, raging, ferocious, fierce, grim, incessive, infuriate, savage, volatile, wild
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Fickle.
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Synonyms: changeable, erratic, unpredictable
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Temporary or ephemeral.
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Synonyms: fleeting, passing, transitory, earthly, ephemeral, brief, deciduous, evanescent, flying, fugacious, fugitive, instant, momentary, perishable, quick, seasonable, short, short-lived, temporary, transient, transitive, volatile, whilend, worldly
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Of a situation potentially violent.
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Of a variable etc., having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Of memory, whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
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Usage: obsolete
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A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.
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A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
volatile oils volatile solvents
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Antonyms: nonvolatile
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adjective satellite
Meaning 14
tending to vary often or widely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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volatile stocks volatile emotions
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adjective satellite
Meaning 15
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fickle friends a flirt's volatile affections
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Synonyms: fickle
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adjective satellite
Meaning 16
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an explosive issue a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation
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Synonyms: explosive
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a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it was heated to evaporate the volatiles
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Broader terms: substance
From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“to fly”).
Across languages
Translations 164 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
vlugtig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Bulgarian :
летлив
(letliv)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Catalan :
volàtil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Chinese Mandarin :
易揮發的 /易挥发的
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Czech :
prchavý
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Czech :
těkavý
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Dutch :
vluchtig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Dutch :
licht ontvlambaar
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Finnish :
haihtuva
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
French :
volatil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Galician :
volátil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Georgian :
აქროლადი
(akroladi)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
German :
volatil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
German :
flüchtig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
German :
verdunstend
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
German :
leichtflüchtig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Greek :
πτητικός
(ptitikós)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Hebrew :
נדיף
(nadif)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Hungarian :
illékony
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Hungarian :
illó
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Indonesian :
asiri
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Indonesian :
mudah menguap
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Irish :
luaineach
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Italian :
volatile
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Japanese :
揮発性
(kihatsusei)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Korean :
휘발성의
(hwibalseong'ui)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Macedonian :
и́спарлив
(ísparliv)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Malay :
meruap
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Manx :
so-ghaalagh
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Māori :
tākohukohu
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Norwegian :
flyktig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Ossetian :
сысгӕ
(sysgæ)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Polish :
lotny
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Portuguese :
volátil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Romanian :
volatil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Russian :
лету́чий
(letúčij)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Slovak :
prchavý
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Spanish :
volátil
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Swedish :
flyktig
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Swedish :
eterisk
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Thai :
ลบเลือนได้
(lópleuandâi)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Turkish :
uçucu
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Ukrainian :
літки́й
(litkýj)
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Vietnamese :
dễ bay hơi
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Welsh :
hydarth
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Welsh :
anweddol
— evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
Finnish :
räjähdysherkkä
— (informal) explosive
Georgian :
ფეთქებადი
(petkebadi)
— (informal) explosive
Georgian :
ასაფეთქებელი
(asapetkebeli)
— (informal) explosive
German :
explosiv
— (informal) explosive
German :
brisant
— (informal) explosive
Greek :
εκρηκτικός
(ekriktikós)
— (informal) explosive
Indonesian :
peledak
— (informal) explosive
Italian :
volatile
— (informal) explosive
Japanese :
発破
(happa)
— (informal) explosive
Japanese :
爆弾
(bakudan)
— (informal) explosive
Norwegian :
eksplosiv
— (informal) explosive
Chinese Mandarin :
動蕩不定的 /动荡不定的
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Czech :
nestálý
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Finnish :
vaihteleva
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Finnish :
volatiili
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
French :
volatil
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Georgian :
ცვალებადი
(cvalebadi)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Georgian :
არამდგრადი
(aramdgradi)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Georgian :
არასტაბილური
(arasṭabiluri)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
German :
schwankend
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
German :
unbeständig
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
German :
unstet
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
German :
schwankungsanfällig
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
German :
wechselhaft
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Greek :
ευμετάβλητος
(evmetávlitos)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Greek :
ρευστός
(refstós)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Hungarian :
ingadozó
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Indonesian :
naik turun
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Indonesian :
mudah berubah
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Italian :
instabile
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Italian :
incostante
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Italian :
variabile
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Polish :
niestabilny
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Polish :
zmienny
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Portuguese :
instável
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Russian :
изме́нчивый
(izménčivyj)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Swedish :
volatil
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Ukrainian :
мінли́вий
(minlývyj)
— (of a price etc) variable or erratic
Bulgarian :
непостоя́нен
(nepostojánen)
— fickle
Chinese Mandarin :
易變的 /易变的
— fickle
Czech :
nestálý
— fickle
Czech :
přelétavý
— fickle
Finnish :
häilyväinen
— fickle
Georgian :
ფიცხი
(picxi)
— fickle
Georgian :
ფხუკიანი
(pxuḳiani)
— fickle
Georgian :
მერყევი
(merq̇evi)
— fickle
German :
unbeständig
— fickle
German :
unstet
— fickle
German :
sprunghaft
— fickle
German :
unruhig
— fickle
German :
nervös
— fickle
German :
wechselhaft
— fickle
German :
flatterhaft
— fickle
Greek :
ευμετάβλητος
(evmetávlitos)
— fickle
Greek :
επιπόλαιος
(epipólaios)
— fickle
Greek :
άστατος
(ástatos)
— fickle
Indonesian :
rentan
— fickle
Italian :
volubile
— fickle
Macedonian :
непо́стојан
(nepóstojan)
— fickle
Macedonian :
про́менлив
(prómenliv)
— fickle
Norwegian :
labil, ustadig, ustabil
— fickle
Russian :
непостоя́нный
(nepostojánnyj)
— fickle
Russian :
изме́нчивый
(izménčivyj)
— fickle
Czech :
náladový
— quick to become angry
Czech :
prchlivý
— quick to become angry
Czech :
vztahovačný
— quick to become angry
Finnish :
räjähdysherkkä
— quick to become angry
Georgian :
ფიცხი
(picxi)
— quick to become angry
German :
aufbrausend
— quick to become angry
German :
labil
— quick to become angry
German :
volatil
— quick to become angry
Indonesian :
darah tinggi
— quick to become angry
Italian :
suscettibile
— quick to become angry
Māori :
pūkākā
— quick to become angry
Māori :
kirikawa
— quick to become angry
Russian :
вспыльчивый
(vspylʹčivyj)
— quick to become angry
Bulgarian :
временен
(vremenen)
— temporary or ephemeral
Bulgarian :
краткотраен
(kratkotraen)
— temporary or ephemeral
Czech :
prchavý
— temporary or ephemeral
Dutch :
tijdelijk
— temporary or ephemeral
Finnish :
häilyväinen
— temporary or ephemeral
Finnish :
lyhytkestoinen
— temporary or ephemeral
Georgian :
დროებითი
(droebiti)
— temporary or ephemeral
Georgian :
წარმავალი
(c̣armavali)
— temporary or ephemeral
German :
flüchtig
— temporary or ephemeral
German :
unbeständig
— temporary or ephemeral
German :
vergänglich
— temporary or ephemeral
Greek :
προσωρινός
(prosorinós)
— temporary or ephemeral
Greek :
εφήμερος
(efímeros)
— temporary or ephemeral
Indonesian :
sementara
— temporary or ephemeral
Italian :
temporaneo
— temporary or ephemeral
Italian :
effimero
— temporary or ephemeral
Macedonian :
при́времен
(prívremen)
— temporary or ephemeral
Macedonian :
кратко́траен
(kratkótraen)
— temporary or ephemeral
Polish :
ulotny
— temporary or ephemeral
Polish :
nieuchwytny
— temporary or ephemeral
Romanian :
efemer
— temporary or ephemeral
Russian :
лету́чий
(letúčij)
— temporary or ephemeral
Chinese Mandarin :
易怒的
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Czech :
výbušný
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Finnish :
epävakaa
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Georgian :
მერყევი
(merq̇evi)
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Georgian :
საშიში
(sašiši)
— (of a situation) potentially violent
German :
brisant
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Greek :
εκρηκτικός
(ekriktikós)
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Indonesian :
kisruh
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Italian :
instabile
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Japanese :
一触即発
(isshokusokuhatsu)
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Polish :
napięty
— (of a situation) potentially violent
Finnish :
haihtuva
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
French :
volatil
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
German :
volatil
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Greek :
πτητική
(ptitikí)
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Indonesian :
volatil
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Indonesian :
meruap
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Italian :
volatile
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Polish :
ulotny
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Russian :
энергозависимый
(energozavisimyj)
— (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
