Definitions for volatileˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vol•a•tileˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪl(adj.)
evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor:
Acetone is a volatile solvent.
Category: Chemistry
tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive:
a volatile political situation.
characterized by or liable to sharp or sudden changes; unstable:
a volatile stock market.
changeable, as in mood or temper; mercurial; flighty.
fleeting; transient.
(of computer storage) not retaining data when electrical power is turned off.
Category: Computers
Archaic. flying or able to fly.
(n.)a volatile substance, as a gas or solvent.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Chemistry
Origin of volatile:
1250–1300; ME < L volātilis able to fly =volā(re) to fly +-tilis -tile
vol`a•til′i•ty-ˈtɪl ɪ ti(n.)vol′a•tile•ness
Princeton's WordNet
volatile(adj)
a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
"it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
volatile(adj)
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
"volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
explosive, volatile(adj)
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
"an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
fickle, volatile(adj)
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
"fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
volatile(adj)
tending to vary often or widely
"volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
volatile(adjective)ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl; esp. Brit. -ˌtaɪl
likely to suddenly change, especially to anger or violence
Theirs was a volatile relationship.; a region of the country that is politically volatile
Wiktionary
volatile(Adjective)
evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
volatile(Adjective)
explosive.
volatile(Adjective)
variable or erratic.
volatile(Adjective)
fickle.
volatile(Adjective)
temporary or ephemeral.
volatile(Adjective)
potentially violent.
volatile(Adjective)
having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
volatile(Adjective)
whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
Webster Dictionary
Volatile(adj)
passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly
Volatile(adj)
capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation
Volatile(adj)
fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper
Volatile(noun)
a winged animal; wild fowl; game
Translations for volatile
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- pluimveeAfrikaans

- طَيْر، دجاجَهArabic

- птицаBulgarian

- avePortuguese (BR)

- drůbežCzech

- das GeflügelGerman

- fjerkræDanish

- πουλερικόGreek

- ave de corralSpanish

- (kodu)lindEstonian

- پرنده؛ طیورFarsi

- kanalintuFinnish

- oiseau de basse-courFrench

- עוֹףHebrew

- पालतू चिड़ियाHindi

- ptica, peradCroatian

- baromfiHungarian

- unggasIndonesian

- (ali)fuglIcelandic

- volatileItalian

- 家禽Japanese

- 닭, (집오리, 칠면조 등의) 가금Korean

- naminis paukštisLithuanian

- mājputnsLatvian

- burungMalay

- (ge)vogel(te)Dutch

- fjærfe, høneNorwegian

- dróbPolish

- پرنده؛ طیورPersian

- مرغان، طیورPashto

- avePortuguese

- pasăre de curteRomanian

- домашняя птицаRussian

- hydinaSlovak

- perutninaSlovenian

- peradSerbian

- höns[fågel], fjäderfäSwedish

- สัตว์ปีกที่เลี้ยงไว้ใช้เป็นอาหารใครัวเรือนThai

- kümes hayvanıTurkish

- 家禽Chinese (Trad.)

- птицяUkrainian

- انڈے دینے والے پالتو پرندوں میں سے کوئیUrdu

- thịt gia cầm; gia súcVietnamese

- 家禽Chinese (Simp.)

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