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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  volatile
       
          1.  volatile variable.
       
          2.  See non-volatile storage.
       
          (1997-06-05)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the
        a["e]riform state; subject to evaporation.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances;
        airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile
        temper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              You are as giddy and volatile as ever. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Volatile \Vol"a*tile\, n. [Cf. F. volatile.]
     A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Sir T.
     Browne.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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
        a["e]riform 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. --Swift.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Volatile \Vol"a*tile\, n. [Cf. F. volatile.]
     A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Sir T.
     Browne.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  volatile
       adj 1: 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"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     Γαλλικά a.
     αποτελούμενος από πουλί

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     French a.
     1 (feminine singular of fr volatil)
     2 (alternative spelling of fr volatil), as a masculine singular
     French n.
     fowl, bird
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: volatil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la volātilis  nom//acc//voc n s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     a.
     1 (senseid en vaporizing readily) (lb en physics) evaporating or
  vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
     2 (lb en of a substance informal) explosive.
     3 (lb en of a price etc) variable or erratic.
     4 (lb en of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
     5 fickle.
     6 temporary or ephemeral.
     7 (lb en of a situation) Potentially violent.
     8 (lb en programming of a variable etc.) Having its associated memory
  immediately updated with any changes in value.
     9 (lb en computing of memory) Whose content is lost when the computer
  is powered down.
     10 (lb en obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the
  buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
     n.
     1 A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily.
     2 (lb en programming) A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its
  associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     French a.
     1 (feminine singular of fr volatil)
     2 (alternative spelling of fr volatil), as a masculine singular
     French n.
     fowl, bird
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: volatil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la volātilis  nom//acc//voc n s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     French a.
     1 (feminine singular of fr volatil)
     2 (alternative spelling of fr volatil), as a masculine singular
     French n.
     fowl, bird
     German a.
     (de-adj form of: volatil)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la volātilis  nom//acc//voc n s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     Ranska a.
     lentävä, lentokykyinen
     Ranska n.
     (yhteys k=fr eläintiede) lintu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  volatile
     Engelska a.
     flyktig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Volatile /vˈɒlɐtˌaɪl/
  مادة متطايرة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  volatile //ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩// //ˈvɑl.əˌtaɪ.əl// //ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪ.(ə)l// /[ˈvɑ.lə.ɾɫ̩]/ 
  1. летлив
  evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions
  2. непостоя́нен
  fickle
  3. временен, краткотраен
  temporary or ephemeral