VOOZH about

URL: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonvolatile

⇱ nonvolatile - Wiktionary, the free dictionary


Jump to content
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: non-volatile

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From non- +‎ volatile.

Adjective

[edit]

nonvolatile (not comparable)

  1. Not volatile (in any sense).
    The chemical is nonvolatile so it will not evaporate.
    His nonvolatile demeanor was tested by the constant pestering.
    A hard drive is nonvolatile, but RAM is volatile.
    A nonvolatile variable may misbehave if accessed from multiple threads at once.

Antonyms

[edit]

Translations

[edit]
not readily evaporated
not explosive
of a price, not variable or erratic
of a person, not quick to become angry or violent
not fickle
not temporary or ephemeral
of a situation, not potentially violent