fugacity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/

Noun

fugacity (countable and uncountable, plural fugacities)

1. A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
2. (physics) A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
3. Transience.
   • 1983, Jack Vance, Cugel's Saga:

     Duke Orbal disallowed it on the grounds of fugacity.

Synonyms

• (transience): ephemerality, impermanence, transiency; see also Thesaurus:transience

Related terms

• fugacious

Translations

measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape

• Bulgarian: летливост f (letlivost)
• Dutch: fugaciteit
• Italian: fugacità f
• Old Czech: běžnost f

measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions

• Irish: éalaitheacht f
• Italian: fugacità f

transience

• Bulgarian: мимолетност (bg) f (mimoletnost), краткотрайност (bg) f (kratkotrajnost)