Dictionary

fugacity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/

Etymology

From Latin fugiō (“flee”) + -acity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
2. (countable, uncountable) A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
3. (countable, uncountable) Transience.
   • Duke Orbal disallowed it on the grounds of fugacity. 1983, Jack Vance, Cugel's Saga:

Forms

Relateds

fugacious

Synonyms

transiency · ephemerality (transience) · impermanence

Translations (15)

pl fugatywność (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape) · it fugacità (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape) · pl przejściowość (transience) · it fugacità (measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions) · pl lotność (measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions) · zlw-ocs běžnost (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape) · pl tymczasowość (transience) · pl lotność (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape) · ga éalaitheacht (measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions) · pl efemeryczność (transience) · pl fugatywność (measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions) · bg летливост (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape) · bg мимолетност (transience) · bg краткотрайност (transience) · nl fugaciteit (measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape)