volatile
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French volatile, from Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“I fly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩/, /ˈvɑl.əˌtaɪ.əl/, [ˈvɑ.lə.ɾɫ̩]
Audio (US) (file) - (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪ.(ə)l/
Audio (UK) (file)
Adjective[edit]
volatile (comparative more volatile, superlative most volatile)
- (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
- (of a substance, informal) explosive.
- (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
- (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
- fickle.
- temporary or ephemeral.
- (of a situation) potentially violent.
- (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
- (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
- (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:ephemeral
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
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(informal) explosive
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(of a price etc) variable or erratic
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fickle
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quick to become angry
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temporary or ephemeral
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(of a situation) potentially violent
(computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
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Noun[edit]
volatile (plural volatiles)
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
volatile
Noun[edit]
volatile m (plural volatiles)
Further reading[edit]
- “volatile” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German[edit]
Adjective[edit]
volatile
- inflected form of volatil
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
volatile (masculine and feminine plural volatili)
Synonyms[edit]
- (flying): volante
Noun[edit]
volatile m (plural volatili)
Synonyms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
volātile
- nominative neuter singular of volātilis
- accusative neuter singular of volātilis
- vocative neuter singular of volātilis
References[edit]
- volatile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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