Volume
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.
Idioms
10.
speak volumes,
to be very evident or significant:
Her testimony spoke volumes.
to be expressive or meaningful:
Your eyes speak volumes.
noun
1.
the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc V
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
volume vol·ume (vŏl’yōōm, -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.
volume
(vŏl’ym)
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 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.
vomity
see: speak volumes
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