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单词 volatility
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Definition of volatility in English:

volatility

noun vɒləˈtɪlɪti
mass noun
  • 1Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

    the succession of new rulers contributed to the volatility of the situation
    a week of historic stock market volatility
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chairman said commodities volatility is a normal part of doing business.
    • Raw material volatility continues to plague the industry.
    • Banks are less eager to lend money to an industry with irrational volatility.
    • Due to the volatility of the situation, managers tend to withdraw power from the working levels lest local autonomy causes dissonance.
    • With that kind of price volatility we are in favor of all kinds of risk management.
    1. 1.1 Liability to display rapid changes of emotion.
      the children have been exposed to the full force of her volatility
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He plays the desperation and volatility of the character to perfection.
      • The cockiness and latent volatility of his off-screen persona is sadly absent.
      • My conjecture is that he owes his restlessness and volatility to his Spanish blood from his mother's side.
      • It gave me a real sense of the volatility of their relationship.
      • She brings the right qualities to Cleopatra: quicksilver energy, boundless curiosity and emotional volatility.
  • 2Tendency of a substance to evaporate at normal temperatures.

    the volatility of chemicals in an indoor environment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A vanguard of enterprising organisms upgraded their metabolism with proteins that could harness the volatility of oxygen to increase the amount of energy extracted from carbohydrates.
    • In the summer, temperatures at the soil surface may exceed 140 degrees on a clear day, greatly enhancing conditions for volatility.
    • Pesticide volatility increases with increasing temperature.
    • Neither the volatility of chemicals in an indoor environment, nor whether pesticide residues may be absorbed by the skin during handling of flowers is addressed.
    • An international collaboration of radiochemists has determined the volatility of bohrium, element 107 - the heaviest element yet whose chemistry has been successfully investigated.

Rhymes

ability, agility, civility, debility, docility, edibility, facility, fertility, flexility, fragility, futility, gentility, hostility, humility, imbecility, infantility, juvenility, liability, mobility, nihility, nobility, nubility, puerility, senility, servility, stability, sterility, tactility, tranquillity (US tranquility), usability, utility, versatility, viability, virility
 
 

Definition of volatility in US English:

volatility

nounˌvɑləˈtɪlədiˌväləˈtilədē
  • 1Liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

    the succession of new rulers contributed to the volatility of the situation
    a week of historic stock market volatility
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Banks are less eager to lend money to an industry with irrational volatility.
    • With that kind of price volatility we are in favor of all kinds of risk management.
    • Raw material volatility continues to plague the industry.
    • The chairman said commodities volatility is a normal part of doing business.
    • Due to the volatility of the situation, managers tend to withdraw power from the working levels lest local autonomy causes dissonance.
    1. 1.1 Liability to display rapid changes of emotion.
      the children have been exposed to the full force of her volatility
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It gave me a real sense of the volatility of their relationship.
      • He plays the desperation and volatility of the character to perfection.
      • My conjecture is that he owes his restlessness and volatility to his Spanish blood from his mother's side.
      • The cockiness and latent volatility of his off-screen persona is sadly absent.
      • She brings the right qualities to Cleopatra: quicksilver energy, boundless curiosity and emotional volatility.
  • 2Tendency of a substance to evaporate at normal temperatures.

    the volatility of chemicals in an indoor environment
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Neither the volatility of chemicals in an indoor environment, nor whether pesticide residues may be absorbed by the skin during handling of flowers is addressed.
    • A vanguard of enterprising organisms upgraded their metabolism with proteins that could harness the volatility of oxygen to increase the amount of energy extracted from carbohydrates.
    • In the summer, temperatures at the soil surface may exceed 140 degrees on a clear day, greatly enhancing conditions for volatility.
    • An international collaboration of radiochemists has determined the volatility of bohrium, element 107 - the heaviest element yet whose chemistry has been successfully investigated.
    • Pesticide volatility increases with increasing temperature.
 
 
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