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volume
[ vol-yoom, -yuhm ]
noun
- a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
- one book of a related set or series.
- a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
- History/Historical. a roll of papyrus, parchment, or the like, or of manuscript.
- the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.
- a mass or quantity, especially a large quantity, of something:
a volume of mail.
- amount; total:
the volume of sales.
- the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness:
to turn up the volume on a radio.
- fullness or quantity of tone.
volume
/ ˈɒː /
noun
- the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc V
- a large mass or quantity
the volume of protest
- an amount or total
the volume of exports
- fullness or intensity of tone or sound
- the control on a radio, etc, for adjusting the intensity of sound
- a bound collection of printed or written pages; book
- any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series
- the complete set of issues of a periodical over a specified period, esp one year
- history a roll or scroll of parchment, papyrus, etc
- speak volumesto convey much significant information
volume
- The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.
- A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.
volume
- In mathematics , the amount of space occupied by an object measured in three dimensions, expressed in cubic units. In physics , the loudness of a sound.
Word History and Origins
Origin of volume1
Word History and Origins
Origin of volume1
Idioms and Phrases
- speak volumes,
- to be very evident or significant:
Her testimony spoke volumes.
- to be expressive or meaningful:
Your eyes speak volumes.
More idioms and phrases containing volume
see speak volumes .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It lacks both the massive storage infrastructure and the extensive canals needed to divert such volumes.
Sales volumes climbed 0.4% last month, the Office for National Statistics said, with the sunshine helping a variety of sectors.
Figures from Wabtec Corp., which tracks port cargo, predict the slowdown in container volume hitting as soon as next week.
A review of this policy, which was designed to reduce the burden on low volume, low value imports, was already needed.
“The waiting room and randomization process will be handled by the provider and ensures that our servers will not be affected by the high volume of traffic,” she said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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