volatilityn.

Brit.

/ˌvɒləˈtɪlᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌvɑləˈtɪlᵻdi/

Etymology: < modern Latin volatilitas, < Latin volātilis volatile adj. Compare French volatilité (1641), Italian volatilità, Spanish volatilidad, Portuguese -idade.

The quality, state, or condition of being volatile, in various senses.

1. Readiness to vaporize or evaporate, tendency to be readily diffused or dissipated in the atmosphere, especially at ordinary temperatures.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > becoming or making into gas > [noun] > becoming or making into vapour > ability to become vapour > volatility

volatility1626

fugacity1656

fugitivenessa1661

volatilenessa1676

fugaciousness1875

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §294 Heat causeth the Spirits to search some Issue out of the Body, as in the Volatility of Metals.

1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 311 Essentiall or distilled Oyls,..by reason of their volatility, not abiding decoction, are with difficulty made into a Sapo.

1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 29 Of the fixity or volatility of the Saline part in strong fires.

1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 7 By Spirit is understood the most fine and subtile Parts of Bodies, which is discoverable by its Volatility and Quickness to the Smell and Taste.

1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 427 From one or more of which principles, I apprehend, the volatility or fixity of all minerals..takes its origin.

1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. II. 45 Ammonia warm has less action on zinc, on account, no doubt, of its volatility.

1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. iii. 157 From its great volatility..it [sc. ether] is frequently employed for producing cold artificially.

1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 103 The volatility of the acid renders any but recently prepared gauze untrustworthy.

2. Tendency to lightness, levity, or flightiness; lack of steadiness or seriousness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness

giddinessa1290

lightnessc1384

gerishnessa1513

fantasticnessc1550

unstaidnessa1557

fantasticalness1583

triflingnessa1586

spleen1598

capriciousness1607

skittishness1607

humorousness1611

wavinga1628

volageness1633

arbitrariness1643

garishness1649

legerity1652

mercury1653

volatility1655

caprich1656

humoursomeness1662

hoity-toity1668

jollity1670

unaccountableness1676

freak1678

whimsya1680

featheriness1689

toysomeness1697

caprice1711

whimsicalness1715

flirtation1718

whima1721

flightiness1747

whimsicality1761

giggishness1781

fancifulness1818

hoity-toityness1820

whifflery1835

crotchetiness1837

quirkiness1870

faddishness1884

faddism1885

vagarity1886

erraticism1889

whimsiness1909

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. xi. 146 Those [recreations], which..must needs be preacted by the fancy (such the volatility thereof) all the day before.

a1700 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. 78 Consideration..Fixes the Volatility of Thought, Till to itself the wandring Soul is brought.

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xvi. 112 Such spriteliness of air, and volatility of fancy, as might have suited beings of an higher order.

1790 A. Young Jrnl. 18 Jan. in Trav. France (1792) i. 279 Volatility and changeableness are attributed to the French as national characteristicks.

1811 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) I. 379 Volatility of character evinces no capabilities for great affections.

1858 R. W. Emerson Bks. in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 351/1 The imagination infuses a certain volatility and intoxication.

1871 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. vi. 132 The inner life of man is a struggle with volatility and disorder.

3. Adaptability for flight. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > adaptability for

volatility1722

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature (1724) ix. 212 [The soul must] be capable of mounting upwards, in proportion to the volatility of its vehicle.

1841 Syd. Smith in Lady Holland Mem. (1855) I. 125 The volatility of the butterfly.

4. Capacity for ready or rapid movement. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > capacity for swift movement

volatility1797

turn of speed1830

1797 Monthly Mag. 3 226 Musical pretensions..are so much more calculated to promote unmeaning volatility of finger, than grace, taste, or expression.

5. Computing. The property of a memory of not retaining data after the power supply is cut off.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > memory > properties of memory

read-around ratio1953

packing density1956

volatility1969

1969 IEEE Trans. Magnetics V. 583/1 Progress in the overall field of semiconductor memories to date is surveyed... The problems of power, reliability, and volatility are yielding to practical solutions.

1981 Appl. Solid State Sci. Suppl. ii. a. 122 Many investigations into lessening the impact of the volatility of the semiconductor memory have been made.

Derivatives

volaˈtilityship n. [-ship suffix 3b] used to designate a volatile person. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > capricious persons or animals > capricious or whimsical person

butterflya1500

wild-brain1580

wild-head1583

humorista1586

wild goose1597

barmy-froth1598

whirligig1602

maggot-monger1607

maggot-patea1640

kickshaw1644

whimsy-pate1654

maggot1681

volatilityship1771

whimship1793

vagarist1888

Jack-o'-wisp1896

Hamlet1903

temperamentalist1924

1771 P. Parsons Newmarket II. 134 I repeat my wishes that this may come to the hands of your volatilityship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1920; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	volatility
释义	volatilityn. Brit. /ˌvɒləˈtɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌvɑləˈtɪlᵻdi/ Etymology: < modern Latin volatilitas, < Latin volātilis volatile adj. Compare French volatilité (1641), Italian volatilità, Spanish volatilidad, Portuguese -idade. The quality, state, or condition of being volatile, in various senses. 1. Readiness to vaporize or evaporate, tendency to be readily diffused or dissipated in the atmosphere, especially at ordinary temperatures. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > becoming or making into gas > [noun] > becoming or making into vapour > ability to become vapour > volatility volatility1626 fugacity1656 fugitivenessa1661 volatilenessa1676 fugaciousness1875 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §294 Heat causeth the Spirits to search some Issue out of the Body, as in the Volatility of Metals. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 311 Essentiall or distilled Oyls,..by reason of their volatility, not abiding decoction, are with difficulty made into a Sapo. 1685 R. Boyle Short Mem. Hist. Mineral Waters 29 Of the fixity or volatility of the Saline part in strong fires. 1718 J. Quincy Pharmacopœia Officinalis 7 By Spirit is understood the most fine and subtile Parts of Bodies, which is discoverable by its Volatility and Quickness to the Smell and Taste. 1758 Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 427 From one or more of which principles, I apprehend, the volatility or fixity of all minerals..takes its origin. 1800 tr. E. J. B. Bouillon-Lagrange Man. Course Chem. II. 45 Ammonia warm has less action on zinc, on account, no doubt, of its volatility. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. iii. 157 From its great volatility..it [sc. ether] is frequently employed for producing cold artificially. 1880 W. MacCormac Antiseptic Surg. 103 The volatility of the acid renders any but recently prepared gauze untrustworthy. 2. Tendency to lightness, levity, or flightiness; lack of steadiness or seriousness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness giddinessa1290 lightnessc1384 gerishnessa1513 fantasticnessc1550 unstaidnessa1557 fantasticalness1583 triflingnessa1586 spleen1598 capriciousness1607 skittishness1607 humorousness1611 wavinga1628 volageness1633 arbitrariness1643 garishness1649 legerity1652 mercury1653 volatility1655 caprich1656 humoursomeness1662 hoity-toity1668 jollity1670 unaccountableness1676 freak1678 whimsya1680 featheriness1689 toysomeness1697 caprice1711 whimsicalness1715 flirtation1718 whima1721 flightiness1747 whimsicality1761 giggishness1781 fancifulness1818 hoity-toityness1820 whifflery1835 crotchetiness1837 quirkiness1870 faddishness1884 faddism1885 vagarity1886 erraticism1889 whimsiness1909 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. xi. 146 Those [recreations], which..must needs be preacted by the fancy (such the volatility thereof) all the day before. a1700 T. Ken Edmund in Wks. (1721) II. 78 Consideration..Fixes the Volatility of Thought, Till to itself the wandring Soul is brought. 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xvi. 112 Such spriteliness of air, and volatility of fancy, as might have suited beings of an higher order. 1790 A. Young Jrnl. 18 Jan. in Trav. France (1792) i. 279 Volatility and changeableness are attributed to the French as national characteristicks. 1811 T. J. Hogg Life Shelley (1858) I. 379 Volatility of character evinces no capabilities for great affections. 1858 R. W. Emerson Bks. in Atlantic Monthly Jan. 351/1 The imagination infuses a certain volatility and intoxication. 1871 J. B. Mozley Univ. Serm. vi. 132 The inner life of man is a struggle with volatility and disorder. 3. Adaptability for flight. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > motion in the air > [noun] > flying (as) with wings > adaptability for volatility1722 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature (1724) ix. 212 [The soul must] be capable of mounting upwards, in proportion to the volatility of its vehicle. 1841 Syd. Smith in Lady Holland Mem. (1855) I. 125 The volatility of the butterfly. 4. Capacity for ready or rapid movement. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > [noun] > capacity for swift movement volatility1797 turn of speed1830 1797 Monthly Mag. 3 226 Musical pretensions..are so much more calculated to promote unmeaning volatility of finger, than grace, taste, or expression. 5. Computing. The property of a memory of not retaining data after the power supply is cut off. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > memory > properties of memory read-around ratio1953 packing density1956 volatility1969 1969 IEEE Trans. Magnetics V. 583/1 Progress in the overall field of semiconductor memories to date is surveyed... The problems of power, reliability, and volatility are yielding to practical solutions. 1981 Appl. Solid State Sci. Suppl. ii. a. 122 Many investigations into lessening the impact of the volatility of the semiconductor memory have been made. Derivatives volaˈtilityship n. [-ship suffix 3b] used to designate a volatile person. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > capricious persons or animals > capricious or whimsical person butterflya1500 wild-brain1580 wild-head1583 humorista1586 wild goose1597 barmy-froth1598 whirligig1602 maggot-monger1607 maggot-patea1640 kickshaw1644 whimsy-pate1654 maggot1681 volatilityship1771 whimship1793 vagarist1888 Jack-o'-wisp1896 Hamlet1903 temperamentalist1924 1771 P. Parsons Newmarket II. 134 I repeat my wishes that this may come to the hands of your volatilityship. 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