Transcription
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- [fyoo-gey-shuh s]
- /fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs/
- /fjuːɡˈasɪti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyoo-gey-shuh s]
- /fyuˈgeɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of fugacity word
- adjective fugacity fleeting; transitory: a sensational story with but a fugacious claim on the public's attention. 1
- adjective fugacity Botany. falling or fading early. 1
- noun fugacity The quality of being fleeting or evanescent. 1
- noun fugacity a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand, given by d(logef) = dμ/RT, where μ is the chemical potential, R the gas constant, and T the thermodynamic temperature 0
- noun fugacity the state or quality of being fugacious 0
- noun fugacity Fugacity is a measure of the ability of a component to react in a solution of gases. 0
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Origin of fugacity
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin fugāci- (stem of fugāx apt to flee, fleet, derivative of fugere to flee + -ous
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Parts of speech for Fugacity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fugacity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fugacity usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with fugacity
- what is fugacity?
- how to calculate fugacity?
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