fugacity
fugacity · fugacities
A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escapeA measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
/fjuːˈɡæsɪti/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
(countable, uncountable)A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
(countable, uncountable)Transience.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Latin fugiō (“flee”) + -acity.From Latin fugiō (“flee”) + -acity.
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Forms
plural: fugacities| Singular | fugacity |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymstransience:ephemeralityC2
Close in meaning
- the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts):fugaciousness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedfugacious
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable