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vol⋅ume

  [vol-yoom, -yuhm]
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–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, esp. 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.
—Idiom
10. speak volumes,
a. to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
b. to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME volum(e) < MF < L volūmen roll (of sheets), equiv. to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men n. suffix

Synonyms:
5. See size 1 .
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Cultural Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

volume 
c.1380, "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" (1523) is from M.Fr. Generalized sense of "bulk, mass, quantity" (1621) developed from that of "bulk or size of a book" (1530), again following the sense evolution in the Fr. version of the word. Voluminous "forming a large mass" is from 1647.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

volume

The amount of trading sustained in a security or in the entire market during a given period. Especially heavy volume may indicate that important news has just been announced or is expected. See also average daily volume.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vol·ume
Pronunciation: 'väl-y&m, -(")yüm
Function: noun
1 : the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensionalfigure as measured in cubic units (as inches, quarts, or centimeters) : cubic capacity
2 : the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

volume vol·ume (vŏl'y&oomacr;m, -yəm)
n.

  1. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.

  2. The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.

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Science Dictionary
volume   (vŏl'ym)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.

  2. A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.


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Idioms & Phrases

speak volumes

Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of "the information contained in volumes of books." [c. 1800]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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