fugacity

Plural: fugacities

Noun

• The tendency to flee or disappear quickly.
• the tendency of a gas to expand or escape
• the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts)
• A measure of the tendency of a fluid to expand or escape.
• A measure of the relative stability of different phases of a substance under the same conditions.
• Transience.

Examples

• The fugacity of good tile racks often frustrated even experienced Scrabble players.

Synonyms

fugaciousness, ephemerality, impermanence, transience, transiency

Related Words

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