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Volatile vs Flammable - What's the difference?

volatile | flammable |

As adjectives the difference between volatile and flammable

is that volatile is evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions while flammable is capable of burning, especially a liquid.

As a noun flammable is

any flammable substance.

volatile

English

(wikipedia volatile)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
  • (of a substance, informal) explosive.
  • (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
  • (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
  • fickle.
  • temporary or ephemeral.
  • (of a situation) potentially violent.
  • (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
  • (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
  • (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * volatility * volatile memory

    flammable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of burning, especially a liquid.
  • Easily set on fire.
  • Subject to easy ignition and rapid flaming combustion.

    • Synonyms

    * inflammable

    Antonyms

    * non-flammable, nonflammable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any flammable substance.