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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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vol·ume   (vŏl'yōōm, -yəm)   
n.  

    1. A collection of written or printed sheets bound together; a book.

    2. One of the books of a work printed and bound in more than one book.

    3. A series of issues of a periodical, usually covering one calendar year.

    4. A unit of written material assembled together and cataloged in a library.

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

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

    7. Amount; quantity: a low volume of business; a considerable volume of lumber.

    8. A large amount. Often used in the plural: volumes of praise.

    9. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.

    10. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.

  2. A roll of parchment; a scroll.

  3. Abbr. V

    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.

    3. Amount; quantity: a low volume of business; a considerable volume of lumber.

    4. A large amount. Often used in the plural: volumes of praise.

    5. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.

    6. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.

    1. Amount; quantity: a low volume of business; a considerable volume of lumber.

    2. A large amount. Often used in the plural: volumes of praise.

    3. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.

    4. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.

    1. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.

    2. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin volūmen, roll of writing, from volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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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.

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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 number of shares or contracts traded in a security or an entire market during a given period of time. It is simply the amount of shares that trade hands from sellers to buyers as a measure of activity. If a buyer of a stock purchases 100 shares from a seller then the volume for that period increases by 100 shares based on that transaction.

Investopedia Commentary

Volume is an important indicator in technical analysis as it used to measure the worth of a market move. If the markets have made strong price move either up or down the perceived strength of that move depends on the volume for that period. The higher the volume during that price move the more significant the move.

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See also: Down Volume, Liquidity, Negative Volume Index (NVI), Net Volume, On Balance Volume (OBV), Positive Volume Index (PVI), Up Volume, Upside/Downside Ratio

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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.

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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
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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

volume

see speak volumes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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