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Definition: Fugacity |
FugacityNoun1. The tendency of a gas to expand or escape. 2. The lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fugacity" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
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Aerospace | (Symbol f)In thermodynamics, a measure of the tendency of a substance to escape by some chemical process from the phase in which it exists. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A thermodynamic function of temperature and pressure which enables the calculation of the chemical potentiel of a real gas; In a perfect gas; fugacity is identical to pressure. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonym: FugacitySynonym: fugaciousness (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Transientness | Noun: transience, transientness; Adjective: evanescence, impermanence, fugacity, caducity, mortality, span; nine days' wonder, bubble, Mayfly; spurt; flash in the pan; temporary arrangement, interregnum. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Fugacity |
| English words defined with "fugacity": Fugitiveness. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
fugacity | 7 |
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| Language | Translations for "fugacity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | fugasitet, fugacitet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | fugaciteit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | fugasiteetti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | fugacité. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Fugazitaet, Fugazität. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πτητικότητα (volatileness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | illékonyság (volatility), ideális gÅ‘znyomás, helyesbÃtett gÅ‘znyomás, fugacitás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | fugacità . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ugacityfay fugacidade. (various references) fugacidad. (various references) fugacitet. (various references) tÃnh thoáng qua tÃnh khó bắt, tÃnh phù du (ephemerality, fleetingness), tÃnh khó giữ, tÃnh chóng tà n (caducity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Fugacity" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fugacit. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "fugacity" (pronounced 'Fu*gac"i*ty'): Ability, Abnormality, Abnormity, Aboriginality, Absorbability, Absorptivity, Abstrusity, Absurdity, Accendibility, Accentuality, Acceptability, Accessibility, Accidentality, Acclivity, Accomplicity, Accountability, Acerbity, Acetosity, Achromaticity, Acidity, Acquirability, Acrity, Activity, Actuality, Actuosity, Acuity, Addibility, Admirability, Admiralty, Admissibility, Adorability, Aduncity, Adverbiality, Adversity, Advisability, Aeriality, Affability, Affectibility, Agaty, Agility, Agreeability, Alacrity, Alamodality, Aldermanity, Algidity, Alibility, Alienability, Alkalinity, Allotropicity, Alterability. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-f-g-i-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: acuity. | |
-4 letters: cagy, city, cuif, fact, fiat, fuci, gait, gift, tufa, yagi, yuca, yuga. | |
-5 letters: act, aft, ait, cat, cay, cig, cut, fag, fat, fay, fig, fit, fug, gat, gay, git, gut, guy, icy, tag, tau, tic, tug, tui, uta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-f-g-i-t-u-y" | |
+5 letters: centrifugally, suffocatingly. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 75 67 61 63 69 74 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. ..- --. .- -.-. .. - -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01110101 01100111 01100001 01100011 01101001 01110100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F u g a c i t y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0075 0067 0061 0063 0069 0074 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4087736769758691 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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