Definitions for volume
ˈvɒl yum, -yəmvol·ume

Princeton's WordNet(3.25 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. volume(noun)

   the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

   "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"

2. 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"

3. book, volume(noun)

   physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

   "he used a large book as a doorstop"

4. 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"

5. volume(noun)

   a relative amount

   "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"

6. volume, loudness, intensity(noun)

   the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

   "the kids played their music at full volume"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. volume(Noun)

   Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.

3. volume(Noun)

   The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.

4. volume(Noun)

   A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.

5. volume(Noun)

   A synonym for quantity.

6. volume(Noun)

   The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.

7. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Volume(noun)

   a roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients

2. 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

3. Volume(noun)

   anything of a rounded or swelling form resembling a roll; a turn; a convolution; a coil

4. 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

5. Volume(noun)

   amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or tone

Origin: [F., from L. volumen a roll of writing, a book, volume, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See Voluble.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Volume

   Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance or shape occupies or contains. Volume is often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container, i. e. the amount of fluid that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. Three dimensional mathematical shapes are also assigned volumes. Volumes of some simple shapes, such as regular, straight-edged, and circular shapes can be easily calculated using arithmetic formulas. The volumes of more complicated shapes can be calculated by integral calculus if a formula exists for the shape's boundary. One-dimensional figures and two-dimensional shapes are assigned zero volume in the three-dimensional space. The volume of a solid can be determined by fluid displacement. Displacement of liquid can also be used to determine the volume of a gas. The combined volume of two substances is usually greater than the volume of one of the substances. However, sometimes one substance dissolves in the other and the combined volume is not additive.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Volume

   vol′ūm, n. a roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books: a book, whether complete in itself or part of a work: a rounded mass, convolution: cubical content: a quantity: dimensions: fullness of voice.—v.i. to swell.—adj. Vol′umed, having the form of a volume or roll: of volume or bulk.—ns. Volumenom′eter, an instrument for measuring the volume of a solid body by the quantity of fluid it displaces; Vol′umēter, an instrument for measuring the volumes of gases.—adjs. Volumet′ric, -al.—adv. Volumet′rically.—adjs. Volū′minal, pertaining to cubical content; Volū′minous, consisting of many volumes or books, or of many coils: of great bulk: having written much, as an author: in many volumes, capable of filling many volumes.—adv. Volū′minously.—ns. Volū′minousness, Voluminos′ity; Vol′ūmist (rare), an author.—Volumetric analysis, the analysis of a compound by determining the quantity of a standard solution required to satisfy a reaction in a known quantity of the compound.—Speak, Tell, volumes, to mean much, to be very significant. [Fr.,—L. volumen, a roll—volvĕre, volutum, to roll.]

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Volume

   From the Latin volvo, I roll. The earliest documents or writings consisted of long rolls of the Egyptian papyrus, and when these were rolled up each one corresponded to what the moderns called a volume. See “Roll Call.”

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'volume' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1922

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'volume' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3035

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'volume' in Nouns Frequency: #672

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of volume in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of volume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of volume in a Sentence

1. Fiyaz Mughal:

   The sheer volume is unbelievable.

2. Edgar Rangel:

   It is a very good volume, it is good crude.

3. William Ellery Channing:

   One good anecdote is worth a volume of biography.

4. Jarrett Streebin:

   The more volume these centers are doing, the better.

5. Chief Executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes:

   BMW gives me an earnings target, not a volume target.

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