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[ vol-uh-tl, -til or, especially British, -tahyl ] / ˈvɒl ə tl, -tɪl or, especially British, -ˌtaɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR volatile ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveevaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent. tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation. changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition. (of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly: volatile market conditions. fleeting; transient: volatile beauty. Computers. of or relating to storage that does not retain data when electrical power is turned off or fails. able to fly or flying. nouna volatile substance, as a gas or solvent. Origin of volatile1250–1300; Middle English <Latin volātilis, equivalent to volāt(us) (past participle of volāre to fly; see -ate1) + -ilis-ile SYNONYMS FOR volatile2 eruptive, unstable, unsettled. SEE SYNONYMS FOR volatile ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM volatilevol·a·til·i·ty [vol-uh-til-i-tee], /ˌvɒl əˈtɪl ɪ ti/, vol·a·tile·ness, nounnon·vol·a·til·i·ty, nounsem·i·vol·a·tile, adjectiveun·vol·a·tile, adjectiveWords nearby volatilevolant, volante, Volapük, volar, volary, volatile, volatile oil, volatile salt, volatility index, volatilization, volatilize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for volatileVisibly affected the by military atmosphere the young man admitted his emotions were volatile. Hunt for Iraq Vet After Killing Spree|M.L. Nestel|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST But politics are volatile in Ukraine and Opposition Bloc is pushing hard. Ukraine’s Elections: The Battle of the Billionaires|Anna Nemtsova|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST In the volatile southern province of Kandahar, for instance, an innovative school for teenage girls will soon close its doors. The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them|Heather Barr|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Living as they do in the heart of the volatile Caucasus, Georgians are only too aware of the fires that surround them. ISIS on Georgia’s Mind|Anna Nemtsova|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How about: “one of the most volatile periods since the Cold War.” Rick Perry: America’s Next Top Strategist?|James Poulos|September 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It appears to contain at least two alkaloids—cannabinine and tetano-cannabine—of which the former is volatile. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various At that moment his volatile companion gave his arm a clutch and stopped their walk as if a sudden thought had seized him. His Grace of Osmonde|Frances Hodgson Burnett Here were vats of liquid helium, used in Collins engines to refrigerate the volatile rocket fuel. Deepfreeze|Robert Donald Locke Resinous matter mixed with volatile oil is easily detected, being left in the alembic after distillation. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure The volatile oil of the century plant is said to evaporate so rapidly as to freeze the water deposited in it. Aztec Land|Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for volatile
adjective(of a substance) capable of readily changing from a solid or liquid form to a vapour; having a high vapour pressure and a low boiling point (of persons) disposed to caprice or inconstancy; fickle; mercurial (of circumstances) liable to sudden, unpredictable, or explosive change lasting only a short timevolatile business interests computing (of a memory) not retaining stored information when the power supply is cut off obsolete flying or capable of flight; volant nouna volatile substance rare a winged creature Derived forms of volatilevolatileness or volatility (ˌvɒləˈtɪlɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for volatileC17: from Latin volātīlis flying, from volāre to fly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to volatileelusive, unsettled, ticklish, fickle, unstable, buoyant, resilient, capricious, erratic, gay, elastic, light, ephemeral, fugitive, transient, imponderable, variable, airy, effervescent, expansive Medical definitions for volatile
adj.Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures. That can be readily vaporized. Tending to violence; explosive, as of behavior. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for volatile
Changing easily from liquid to vapor at normal temperatures and pressures. Essential oils used in perfumes are highly volatile. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |