volume
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yum, -yəm noun
1.
a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
2.
one book of a related set or series.
3.
a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
4.
History/Historical. a roll of papyrus, parchment, or the like, or of manuscript.
5.
the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.
6.
a mass or quantity, especially a large quantity, of something: a volume of mail.
7.
amount; total: the volume of sales.
8.
the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness: to turn up the volume on a radio.
9.
fullness or quantity of tone.
10.
speak volumes,
a.
to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
b.
to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
1350–1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
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volume (ˈvɒljuːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | V the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc |
| 2. | a large mass or quantity: the volume of protest |
| 3. | an amount or total: the volume of exports |
| 4. | fullness or intensity of tone or sound |
| 5. | the control on a radio, etc, for adjusting the intensity of sound |
| 6. | a bound collection of printed or written pages; book |
| 7. | any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series |
| 8. | the complete set of issues of a periodical over a specified period, esp one year |
| 9. | history a roll or scroll of parchment, papyrus, etc |
| 10. | speak volumes to convey much significant information |
| [C14: from Old French volum, from Latin volūmen a roll, book, from volvere to roll up] | |
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Word Origin & History
volume
late 14c., "roll of parchment containing writing, large book," from O.Fr. volume, from L. volumen (gen. voluminis) "roll (as of a manuscript), coil, wreath," from volvere "to turn around, roll" (see vulva). Meaning "book forming part of a set" (1520s) is from a sense in French.
Generalized sense of "bulk, mass, quantity" (1620s) developed from that of "bulk or size of a book" (1520s), again following the sense evolution in the French version of the word.
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Medical Dictionary
volume vol·ume (vŏl'y&oomacr;m, -yəm)
n.
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.
The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.
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Science Dictionary
volume (vŏl'y m) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
volume definition
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.
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Example sentences
Drawing on outside air gives the batteries a higher capacity-to-volume ratio and lowers the material costs.
Both the providers and the networks, then, would benefit from dialling down the volume and the price increases.
The ice phase volume of each ice cream were calculated based on the freezing point of the mix.
Among these are several of the nation's largest, in terms of the volume of water they produce.
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