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Volatility   /vˌɑlətˈɪləti/   Listen
Volatility

noun
1.
The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor.
2.
The trait of being unpredictably irresolute.  Synonym: unpredictability.
3.
Being easily excited.  Synonyms: excitability, excitableness.





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"Volatility" Quotes from Famous Books



... the effect of a remedy upon the cerebro-spinal axis is in the inverse ratio of its volatility; and this is equally true whether the remedy be given with or without the precautions previously detailed. For example, the anaesthetic effects of ether disappear shortly after removal of the inhaler, whether we apply tourniquets to the extremities or not; but, on the other hand, the analgesic ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 822 - Volume XXXII, Number 822. Issue Date October 3, 1891 • Various
... again to close the embrasures, thus periodically silencing the cannon. Toward the close of the night a relaxation showed itself in the shouting and firing all round the line. Beverley's men, especially the creoles, held out bravely in the matter of noise; but even they flagged at length, their volatility simmering down to desultory bubbling and half sleepy ...
— Alice of Old Vincennes • Maurice Thompson


Words linked to "Volatility" :   emotionalism, irresolution, volatile, unpredictability, chemical property, irresoluteness, emotionality, boiling point


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