Definition of Volatile

ADJ
equipped to fly| flying fleeing| fleeting transient

(n.)
A winged animal; wild fowl; game.
  

(a.)
Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
  

(a.)
Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper.
  

(a.)
Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation.
  

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volatile
\vol"a*tile\ (?), a. [f. volatil, l. volatilis, fr. volare to fly, perhaps akin to velox swift, e. velocity. cf. volley.]
1. passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. [obs.]
2. capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aëriform state; subject to evaporation.
note: substances which affect the smell with pungent or fragrant odors, as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils, are called volatile substances, because they waste away on exposure to the atmosphere. alcohol and ether are called volatile liquids for a similar reason, and because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the application of heat. on the contrary, gold is a fixed substance, because it does not suffer waste, even when exposed to the heat of a furnace; and oils are called fixed when they do not evaporate on simple exposure to the atmosphere.
3. fig.: light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper. you are as giddy and volatile as ever.
volatile
alkali. (old chem.) see under alkali.
volatile
liniment, a liniment composed of sweet oil and ammonia, so called from the readiness with which the latter evaporates.
volatile
oils. (chem.) see essential oils, under essential.
volatile
\vol"a*tile\, n. [cf. f. volatile.] a winged animal; wild fowl; game. [obs.] t. browne. [
volatile
adj
1. (chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" [ant: nonvolatile]
2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" [syn: explosive]


3. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" [syn: fickle]


4. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions" n : a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

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 volatile storage 
 volatile alkali 
 volatile thrush 
 volatile variable 
 volatile memory 
 non-volatile storage 
 volatile liniment 
 volatile oil 
 volatile oils 

Changeable.

so-ghalaithe

Ffwg = n. what is volatile

Hedin = a. flying, volant, volatile

Hoewan = a. sprightly; volatile

Swta = what is volatile soot

volatileness n -- volatility n
1.Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments;fickle
2.explosive
3.flying or having the power to fly
4.(chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
eg:As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.(J.SWIFT)
EG:It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness.(G.SANTAYANA)
EG:America -- rather, the United States -- seems to me to be the Jew among the nations. It is resourceful, adaptable, maligned, envied, feared, imposed upon. It is warm-hearted, over-friendly; quick-witted, lavish, colorful; given to extravagant speech and gestures; its people are travelers and wanderers by nature, moving, shifting, restless; swarming in Fords, in ocean liners; craving entertainment; volatile. The chuckle among the nations of the world.(E.FERBER)

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Noun
1. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
(hypernym) substance, matter

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Adjective
1. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
(antonym) nonvolatile, nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable
(similar) evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, volatilizable, volatilisable
(see-also) inconstant
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
(synonym) explosive
(similar) unstable
3. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
(synonym) fickle
(similar) inconstant
4. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
(similar) changeable, changeful

readily vaporized. (See vapor and vaporization.)

A market which often is subject to wide price fluctuations is said to be volatile. This volatility is often due to a lack of liquidity.

describes an unstable substance that vaporizes or evaporates quickly.

A solid or liquid material that easily vaporizes. A material with a significant vapor pressure .

Refers to memory units that lose stored information when power is lost.

Easily evaporated.

Compounds with low melting temperatures, such as hydrogen, helium, water, ammonia, carbon dioxide and methane.

- Static variable in class java.lang.reflect.Modifier 
public static final int VOLATILE
The int value representing the volatile modifier.

A Java programming language keyword used in variable declarations that specifies that the variable is modified asynchronously by concurrently running threads.

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Any substance that evaporates readily.

Any substance that evaporates readily.

Dissipates quickly. The more volatile the oil, the more quickly it will evaporate.