volatil

See also: volátil

French

Alternative forms

• volatile as a masculine singular, and volatiles as a masculine plural; instead of volatil and volatils, respectively

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volātilis (“flying”). Doublet of volaille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.la.til/

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Adjective

volatil (feminine volatile, masculine plural volatils, feminine plural volatiles)

1. (chemistry) volatile
2. (computing, of memory) volatile
3. (computing, of a variable) volatile
4. flying, volant
5. evanescent

Derived terms

• composé organique volatil

References

• “volatil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

volatil (comparative volatiler, superlative am volatilsten)

1. (chemistry) volatile (evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions)
2. (computing) volatile
3. (figurative) volatile

Further reading

• “volatil” in Duden online