Definitions for volumeˈvɒl yum, -yəm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vol•umeˈvɒl yum, -yəm(n.)
the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies. the measured amount that a container or other object can hold; cubic capacity.
Category: Physics
a mass or quantity, esp. a large quantity, of something:
a volume of mail.
amount; total:
the volume of sales.
mass; bulk.
the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness:
to turn up the volume on a radio.
Category: Physics
fullness or quantity of tone.
a book, esp. as a separately bound portion of a larger work, or as one of a series of works.
Category: Library Science
a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Library Science
a roll of papyrus, parchment, etc.; scroll.
Category: Ancient History
Idioms for volume:
speak volumes, to be expressive or full of meaning.
Category: Idiom
Origin of volume:
1350–1400; < MF < L volūmen roll (of sheets), der. of volvere to roll
vol′umed(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
volume(noun)
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
"the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
bulk, mass, volume(noun)
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"
book, volume(noun)
physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
"he used a large book as a doorstop"
volume(noun)
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"
volume(noun)
a relative amount
"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
volume, loudness, intensity(noun)
the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
"the kids played their music at full volume"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
volume(noun)ˈvɒl yum, -yəm
the level of loudness of a sound
Turn down/up the volume on the TV.
volumeˈvɒl yum, -yəm
the amount of space occupied by sth
to calculate the volume of a sphere
volumeˈvɒl yum, -yəm
the amount or level of sth
sales volume; The volume of work is enormous.
volumeˈvɒl yum, -yəm
one of a series of books
volume two of the encyclopedia
Wiktionary
volume(Noun)
A unit of three dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
volume(Noun)
Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.
volume(Noun)
The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
volume(Noun)
A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
volume(Noun)
A synonym for quantity.
volume(Noun)
The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
volume(Noun)
An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
Origin: From volume, from volumen, from volvo.
Webster Dictionary
Volume(noun)
a roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients
Volume(noun)
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
Volume(noun)
anything of a rounded or swelling form resembling a roll; a turn; a convolution; a coil
Volume(noun)
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
Volume(noun)
amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or tone
Translations for volume
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- volumeAfrikaans

- كِتاب كَبير الحَجْمArabic

- книгаBulgarian

- volumePortuguese (BR)

- svazekCzech

- der BandGerman

- bindDanish

- τόμοςGreek

- volumenSpanish

- teosEstonian

- کتابFarsi

- teosFinnish

- volumeFrench

- סֵפֶרHebrew

- ग्रन्थHindi

- svezakCroatian

- kötetHungarian

- bukuIndonesian

- bókIcelandic

- volumeItalian

- 書物Japanese

- 책, 서적Korean

- tomasLithuanian

- grāmataLatvian

- bukuMalay

- boekdeelDutch

- bind, bokNorwegian

- tomPolish

- volumePortuguese

- volumRomanian

- книга, томRussian

- zväzokSlovak

- knjigaSlovenian

- knjigaSerbian

- volym, bandSwedish

- หนังสือThai

- kitapTurkish

- 冊Chinese (Trad.)

- книгаUkrainian

- کتابUrdu

- quyển, cuốn sáchVietnamese

- 册Chinese (Simp.)

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