fugacity
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjuːˈɡæsɪti/
Noun
fugacity (countable and uncountable, plural fugacities)
- A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
- (physics) A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
- 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
Translations
measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape
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measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions
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