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volatile

  

(vŏl'ə-tl, -tīl') pronunciation

adj.

  1. Chemistry.
    1. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
    2. That can be readily vaporized.
    1. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price: the ups and downs of volatile stocks.
    2. Inconstant; fickle: a flirt's volatile affections.
    3. Lighthearted; flighty: in a volatile mood.
    4. Ephemeral; fleeting.
  2. Tending to violence; explosive: a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation.
  3. Flying or capable of flying; volant.

[French, from Old French, from Latin volātilis, flying, from volātus, past participle of volāre, to fly.]

volatile vol'a·tile n.
volatility vol'a·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē) or vol'a·tile·ness (-tl-nĭs, -tīl'-) n.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flygtig, letbevægelig, omskiftelig
n. - en flygtig substans, et dyr der kan flyve

Nederlands (Dutch)
vluchtig, vervliegend, explosief (figuurlijk), voorbijgaand, levendig, makkelijk opgewekt, wispelturig, veranderlijk, vervliegende stof

Français (French)
adj. - (Chim) volatil, (fig) explosif, instable, lunatique, versatile, changeant
n. - (Chim) volatilité, (fig) caractère explosif, instabilité (d'un marché), versatilité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - flüchtig, volatil, unbeständig, sprunghaft
n. - Flüchtigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (χημ.) πτητικός, ευκολοεξάτμιστος, επιπόλαιος, ασταθής, ευμετάβλητος

Italiano (Italian)
volatile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - volátil, passageiro

Русский (Russian)
летучий, непостоянный, веселый, критический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - volátil, fugaz, explosivo
n. - volátil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - flyktig, livlig, ombytlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
挥发性的, 不稳定的, 可变的, 会飞的东西, 挥发物

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 揮發性的, 不穩定的, 可變的
n. - 會飛的東西, 揮發物

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 휘발성의, 격해지기 쉬운, 일시적인
n. - 새, 유익 동물, 휘발성 물질

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 揮発性の, 移り気な, 不安定な, 危険な, 揮発する, 移り気の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متطاير, سريع التبخر, متغير, ربي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נדיף, מתאדה בקלות, משתנה, הפכפך, קל-דעת‬
n. - ‮חומר נדיף‬

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