(n) one of the first artificial language constructed for use as an auxiliary international language; based largely on English but with some German and French and Latin roots

volatile

(n) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor, Example:it was heated to evaporate the volatiles

volatile

(adj) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures, Ant. nonvolatile, Example:volatile oils; volatile solvents

volatile

(adj) tending to vary often or widely, Example:volatile stocks; volatile emotions

volatile storage

(n) computer storage that is erased when the power is turned off, Ant. non-volatile storage, nonvolatile storage

volatility

(n) the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

volatility

(n) the trait of being unpredictably irresolute, Syn. unpredictability, Example:the volatility of the market drove many investors away

volatilize

(v) make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor, Syn. volatilise

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Volacious

a. [ L. volare to fly. ] Apt or fit to fly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Volador

‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.) (a) A flying fish of California (Exocœtus Californicus): -- called also volator. (b) The Atlantic flying gurnard. See under Flying. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volage

a. [ F. ] Light; giddy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

They wroughten all their lust volage. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volant

a. [ L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant. ] 1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current. [ 1913 Webster ]

English silver now was current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. “His volant touch.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volant piece (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volante

‖n. [ Sp., prop., flying. ] A two-wheeled carriage formerly much used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Volapuk

n. Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879. For more about “planned languages”, see Esperanto. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

Volapükist

n. One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volapük. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volar

a. [ L. vola the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Volary

n. See Volery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Volatile

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 aeriform state; subject to evaporation. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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 ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

voller Ungereimtheiten

completely incongruous

Vollkraft { f }

full vigour

Volksbrauch { m }

popular custom; national custom

Volant { m } | Volants { pl } | Material für Volants | mit Volants besetzt

flounce; frill | flounces | flouncing | flouncy

Volantbesatz { m }

frillery

Volk { n } | Völker { pl } | alle Völker der Erde

people | peoples | all the peoples of the world

Volk { n }; Nation { f }

nation

Volksaufstand { m }

national uprising

Volksausgabe { f }

popular edition

Volksbefragung { f }

public opinion poll

Volksbegehren { n }; Referendum { n }

referendum

Volksbibliothek { f } | Volksbibliotheken { pl }

public library | public libraries

Volksbildung { f }

national education

Volkscharakter { m }

national character

Volksdichter { m }

popular poet

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