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ə adjective
1.
evaporating rapidly; passing off readily in the form of vapor: Acetone is a volatile solvent.
2.
tending or threatening to break out into open violence; explosive: a volatile political situation.
3.
changeable; mercurial; flighty: a volatile disposition.
4.
(of prices, values, etc.) tending to fluctuate sharply and regularly: volatile market conditions.
5.
fleeting; transient: volatile beauty.
noun
8.
a volatile substance, as a gas or solvent.
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World English Dictionary
volatile (ˈvɒləˌtaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (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 |
| 2. | (of persons) disposed to caprice or inconstancy; fickle; mercurial |
| 3. | (of circumstances) liable to sudden, unpredictable, or explosive change |
| 4. | lasting only a short time: volatile business interests |
| 5. | computing (of a memory) not retaining stored information when the power supply is cut off |
| 6. | obsolete flying or capable of flight; volant |
| —n | |
| 7. | a volatile substance |
| 8. | rare a winged creature |
| [C17: from Latin volātīlis flying, from volāre to fly] | |
| 'volatileness | |
| —n | |
| volatility | |
| —n | |
| volatile (ˈvɒləˌtaɪl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (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 |
| 2. | (of persons) disposed to caprice or inconstancy; fickle; mercurial |
| 3. | (of circumstances) liable to sudden, unpredictable, or explosive change |
| 4. | lasting only a short time: volatile business interests |
| 5. | computing (of a memory) not retaining stored information when the power supply is cut off |
| 6. | obsolete flying or capable of flight; volant |
| —n | |
| 7. | a volatile substance |
| 8. | rare a winged creature |
| [C17: from Latin volātīlis flying, from volāre to fly] | |
| 'volatileness | |
| —n | |
| volatility | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
volatile
1597 "fine or light," also "evaporating rapidly" (1605), from M.Fr. volatile, from L. volatilis "fleeting, transitory, flying," from pp. stem of volare "to fly," of unknown origin. Sense of "readily changing, fickle" is first recorded 1647. Volatiles in M.E. meant "birds, butterflies, and other winged
creatures" (c.1300).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
volatile vol·a·tile (vŏl'ə-tl, -tīl')
adj.
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
That can be readily vaporized.
Tending to violence; explosive, as of behavior.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
volatile  (vŏl'ə-tl) Pronunciation Key
Changing easily from liquid to vapor at normal temperatures and pressures. Essential oils used in perfumes are highly volatile. |
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Example sentences
It has high volatility which increases evaporation into the air.
But the commission supports a ceiling on the price of emission allowances to prevent excessive costs and price volatility.
But the phenomenon of aggressive biofuels targets has fed increased volatility in the world grain market.
Volatility is the side-effect of long-term market returns.
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