volatile

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
2. (informal) Explosive.
3. (usually) Variable or erratic.
4. Quick to become angry or violent.
5. Fickle.
6. Temporary or ephemeral.
7. Potentially violent.
8. Having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
9. Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down.
10. (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.

Noun

1. A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.
2. A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.

Concepts

volatil

inconstant

instable

versatile

volage

changeant

variable

volatile

évaporable

mercuriel

explosif

fugace

inflammable

brûlant

mercurielle

Synonymes

fickle

unstable

inconstant

variable

mercurial

explosive

unsteady

mutable

changeable

uncertain

flighty

fluctuating

unsettled

wavering

quicksilver

erratic

changeful

divers

diversified

evanescent

evaporative

flammable

floating

fluid

flyaway

flying

frisky

fugacious

gay

grig

incendiary

inconsistent

inflammable

insincere

jaunty

labile

lightsome

live

lively

lurid

moody

peppy

perky

pliant

poignant

quick

quick-witted

racy

remittent

shifty

Traductions

volátil

volatile

volátil

volúvel

volàtil

flüchtig

instável

πτητικός

brisant

unbeständig

wankelmütig

volubile

incostante

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪ.(ə)l/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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