| Definitions of 'volume' |
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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 relative amount
"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"
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| Definitions of 'volume' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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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 swelling form 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
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