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volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm/

noun

Meaning

  • A 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.

    "The room is 9x12x8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet."

  • Strength of sound; loudness.

    "Please turn down the volume on the stereo."

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

    "I looked at this week's copy of the magazine. It was volume 23, issue 45."

  • A bound book.

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

    "The letter "G" was found in volume 4."

  • A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.

  • Quantity.

    "The volume of ticket sales decreased this week."

  • A rounded mass or convolution.

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

  • An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

verb

Meaning

  • To be conveyed through the air, waft.

  • To cause to move through the air, waft.

  • To swell.