fugacity

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fugacity

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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 Polish: lotność (pl) f, fugatywność f

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

Irish: éalaitheacht f Italian: fugacità f Polish: lotność (pl) f, fugatywność f

transience

Bulgarian: мимолетност (bg) f (mimoletnost), краткотрайност (bg) f (kratkotrajnost) Polish: przejściowość (pl) f, tymczasowość (pl) f, efemeryczność (pl) f