volatile

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Etymology

From Latin volātilis (“flying; swift; temporary; volatile”), from volō (“I fly”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈvɑl.əˌtaɪ.əl/, /ˈvɑl.ə.təl/

Adjective

volatile (comparative more volatile, superlative most volatile)

(physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
(of a substance, informal) explosive.
(of a price etc) variable or erratic.
(of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
fickle.
temporary or ephemeral.
(of a situation) potentially violent.
(computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
(computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:ephemeral

Derived terms

Translations

evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions

Afrikaans: vlugtig (af)
Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 易揮發的, simpl. 易挥发的
Czech: prchavý (cs) m
Dutch: vluchtig (nl)
Finnish: haihtuva (fi)
French: volatil (fr)
German: volatil (de)
Greek: πτητικός (el) (ptitikós) m
Hebrew: נדיף (he) (nadif) m
Hungarian: illékony (hu)
Italian: volatile (it)
Japanese: 揮発性 (ja) (きはつせい, kihatsusei)
Javanese: please add this translation if you can

Korean: 휘발성의 (ko) (hwibalseong-ui)
Manx: so-ghaalagh (gv)
Norwegian: flyktig (no)
Ossetian: сысгæ (os) (sysgæ)
Polish: ulotny (pl) m
Portuguese: volátil (pt)
Russian: летучий (ru) (letúčij)
Slovak: prchavý (sk) m
Spanish: volátil (es)
Swedish: flyktig (sv)
Thai: ลบเลือนได้ (th) (lópleuandâi)
Turkish: uçucu (tr)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

(informal) explosive

Finnish: räjähdysherkkä (fi)
Greek: εκρηκτικός (el) (ekriktikós) m

Italian: volatile (it)
Japanese: 発破 (ja) (happa), (formal) 爆弾 (ja) (bakudan)

(of a price etc) variable or erratic

Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 動蕩不定的, simpl. 动荡不定的
Finnish: vaihteleva (fi), volatiili (fi)
French: volatil (fr)

Greek: ευμετάβλητος (el) (efmetávlitos) m, ρευστός (el) (refstós) m
Portuguese: instável (pt)
Russian: изменчивый (ru) (izménčivyj)
Swedish: volatil (sv)

fickle

Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 易變的, simpl. 易变的
Finnish: häilyväinen (fi)

Greek: ευμετάβλητος (el) (efmetávlitos) m, επιπόλαιος (el) (epipólaios) m, άστατος (el) (ástatos) m
Russian: непостоянный (ru) (nepostojánnyj), изменчивый (ru) (izménčivyj)

temporary or ephemeral

Dutch: tijdelijk (nl)
Finnish: häilyväinen (fi), lyhytkestoinen (fi)
Greek: προσωρινός (el) (prosorinós) m, εφήμερος (el) (efímeros) m

Polish: ulotny (pl) m, nieuchwytny (pl) m
Russian: летучий (ru) (letúčij)

(of a situation) potentially violent

Chinese:
Mandarin: simpl. 易怒的

Finnish: epävakaa (fi)
Greek: εκρηκτικός (el) (ekriktikós) m

(computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down

French: volatil (fr)

Russian: энергозависимый (ru) (energozavisimyj)

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