Vocabulary
Volatile
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
Urdu meaning
غیر مستحکم، اڑ جانےوالا، کافور صفت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The WB rightly identifies multiple shocks Covid-19, inflation, floods, political instability, and macroeconomic stress, resulting in low and volatile growth as important triggers.
- For decades, the base symbolised not only the struggle for Afghanistan but also the wider contest for influence in one of the world`s most volatile crossroads where South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East converge.
- For one, the situation in the subcontinent remains volatile.
- This complex system houses some of the world`s largest glaciers and has become a hotspot for glacial lake outburst floods (Glofs), creating a geologically volatile landscape.
- In a volatile international landscape created by Trump`s actions, China offered stability and more responsible and reliable global leadership.
Synonyms
evaporative, vaporous, vaporescent; explosive, eruptive, inflammable; unstable
Curator example
“volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene”
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