9. volume a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
10. volume a roll of papyrus, parchment, etc.; scroll.
11. volume speak volumes, to be expressive or full of meaning.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF < L volūmen roll (of sheets), der. of volvere to roll)
Definition of 'Volume'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)volume the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
2. (noun)bulk, mass, volume the property of something that is great in magnitude "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
3. (noun)book, volume physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together "he used a large book as a doorstop"
4. (noun)volume a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"
5. (noun)volume a relativeamount "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
6. (noun)volume, loudness, intensity the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) "the kids played their music at full volume"
1. (noun)volume the level of loudness of a sound Turn down/up the volume on the TV.
2. volume the amount of space occupied by sth to calculate the volume of a sphere
3. volume the amount or level of sth sales volume; The volume of work is enormous.
4. volume one of a series of books volume two of the encyclopedia
Definition of 'Volume'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Volume a roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients
2. (noun)Volume hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together, whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more than one work; a book; a tome; especially, that part of an extended work which is bound up together in one cover; as, a work in four volumes
3. (noun)Volume anything of a rounded or swellingform resembling a roll; a turn; a convolution; a coil
4. (noun)Volume dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as, the volume of an elephant's body; a volume of gas
5. (noun)Volume amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or tone