volume

volume

To calculate the volume of a cube, multiply the length of an edge of the cube by itself twice. The volume of this cube is 125 cubic feet.

vol·ume

 (vŏl′yo͞om, -yəm)

n.

1.

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

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

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

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

2. A roll of parchment; a scroll.

3. Abbr. V

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

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

4.

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

b. often volumes A large amount: volumes of praise.

5.

a. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.

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

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

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volume

(ˈvɒljuːm)

n

1. (Units) the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc. Symbol: V

2. a large mass or quantity: the volume of protest.

3. an amount or total: the volume of exports.

4. (Music, other) fullness or intensity of tone or sound

5. the control on a radio, etc, for adjusting the intensity of sound

6. (Library Science & Bibliography) a bound collection of printed or written pages; book

7. (Library Science & Bibliography) any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series

8. (Library Science & Bibliography) the complete set of issues of a periodical over a specified period, esp one year

9. (Historical Terms) history a roll or scroll of parchment, papyrus, etc

10. speak volumes to convey much significant information

Abbreviations (for senses 6–8): v or vol

[C14: from Old French volum, from Latin volūmen a roll, book, from volvere to roll up]

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vol•ume

(ˈvɒl yum, -yəm)

n.

1.

a. the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.

b. the measured amount that a container or other object can hold; cubic capacity.

2. a mass or quantity, esp. a large quantity, of something: a volume of mail.

3. amount; total: the volume of sales.

4. mass; bulk.

5. the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness: to turn up the volume on a radio.

6. fullness or quantity of tone.

7. a book, esp. as a separately bound portion of a larger work, or as one of a series of works.

8. a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.

9. a roll of papyrus, parchment, etc.; scroll.

Idioms:

speak volumes, to be expressive or full of meaning.

[1350–1400; < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), derivative of volvere to roll]

vol′umed, adj.

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vol·ume

(vŏl′yo͞om)

1. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space.

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

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volume

- Originally the name of a scroll or roll of papyrus, from Latin volvere, "to roll up."

See also related terms for papyrus.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	volume - the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity capacity, content - the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
	2.	volume - the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports" bulk, mass magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea" dollar volume, turnover - the volume measured in dollars; "the store's dollar volume continues to rise"
	3.	volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" book album - a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc book binding, cover, binding, back - the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; "the book had a leather binding" coffee-table book - an elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table folio - a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays" fore edge, foredge - the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved; the part opposite the spine hardback, hardcover - a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers journal - a record book as a physical object novel - a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels" order book - a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order paperback, paperback book, paper-back book, softback, softback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book - a book with paper covers picture book - a book consisting chiefly of pictures product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sketch block, sketch pad, sketchbook - a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn backbone, spine - the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book" notebook - a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
	4.	volume - a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review" publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth"
	5.	volume - a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	6.	volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" loudness, intensity sound property - an attribute of sound crescendo - (music) a gradual increase in loudness fortissimo, forte - (music) loud

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volume

noun

1. amount, quantity, level, body, total, measure, degree, mass, proportion, bulk, aggregate the sheer volume of traffic on our motorways

2. capacity, size, mass, extent, proportions, dimensions, bulk, measurements, magnitude, compass, largeness, cubic content When water is frozen it increases in volume.

3. book, work, title, opus, publication, manual, tome, treatise, almanac, compendium a slim volume of English poetry

4. loudness, sound, amplification He came round to complain about the volume of the music.

Related words
adjective cubical

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

volume

noun

1. A printed and bound work:

book, tome.

2. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution:

opus, publication, title, work.

3. Great extent, amount, or dimension.Often used in plural:

amplitude, bulk, magnitude, mass, size.

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Translations

حَجْمحَجم الصَّوت، جَهارَة الصَّوْتكِتاب كَبير الحَجْمكَمِيَّهمُجَلَّد

годинаобемтом

objemsvazekhlasitostmnožstvídíl

mængdeomfangbindlydstyrke

VolumenBandBuchJahrgangLautstärke

όγκοςένταση

volumen

tilavuusvolyymivuosikertaäänenvoimakkuuskirja

volumecahierquantité

נפח

količina

évfolyamhangerõhangerőkötettérfogat

bindibókhljóîstyrkurmagnrúmtak, rúmmál

volumevoluminosomoletomo

容積

용적

garso stiprumastomas

apjomsgrāmatasējumsskaņas stiprumstilpums

volumeinhoud

volumbindkubikkinnholdlydstyrke

objętośćtomgłośność

volume

томгромкостьобъемобъём

hlasnosťobjemsila

glasnostprostorninazvezekvolumenknjiga

volymband

ความจุ ปริมาตร

hacimkitapmiktaroylumses yüksekliği

thể tích

册卷卷册容积量

volume

[ˈvɒljuːm]

A. N

1. (= book) → libro m, volumen m; (= one of series) → volumen m, tomo m
a 125-page volume → un libro or volumen de 125 páginas
in the third volume → en el tercer tomo or volumen
an edition in four volumes → una edición en cuatro tomos or volúmenes

2. (= sound) → volumen m
to turn the volume up → subir el volumen or sonido

3. (Phys, Math) → volumen m; (when measuring liquids) → capacidad f

4. (= size, bulk) → volumen m; [of water] → cantidad f, volumen m

5. (= amount) [of work, sales] → volumen m
production volume → volumen m de producción

6. volumes (of) (= great quantities) → gran cantidad (de)
volumes of smoke → gran cantidad de humo
to write volumes → escribir mucho
his expression spoke volumes → su expresión lo decía todo
it speaks volumes for him → eso lo dice todo de él

B. CPD volume business N → empresa f que comercia sólo en grandes cantidades
volume control N → control m de volumen
volume discount N → descuento m por volumen de compras
volume sales NPL → ventas fpl a granel

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

volume

[ˈvɒljuːm] n

(= amount) [sales, traffic, work] → volume m

[gas, liquid, object, container] → volume m

(= book) → ouvrage m

(= one of a series of books) → volume m
volume one → volume un
volume two → volume deux

(= loudness) [radio, television, sound system] → volume m
to turn up the volume → monter le volume

to speak volumes → en dire long
His expression spoke volumes → Son expression en disait long.
to speak volumes about sth → en dire long sur qchvolume control n → contrôle m du volumevolume discount n (COMMERCE) → remise f sur la quantité

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volume

n

→ Band m; in six volumes → in sechs Bänden; a six-volume dictionary → ein sechsbändiges Wörterbuch; to write volumes → ganze Bände pl → schreiben; that speaks volumes (fig) → das spricht Bände (for für); it speaks volumes for him → das spricht sehr für ihn

(= space occupied by sth) → Volumen nt, → Rauminhalt m

(= size, amount) → Umfang m, → Ausmaß nt (→ of an +dat); a large volume of sales/business → ein großer Umsatz; the volume of traffic → das Verkehrsaufkommen; trade has increased in volume → das Handelsvolumen hat sich vergrößert

(= large amount) volumes of smoke → Rauchschwaden pl; volumes of white silk → Massen pl → von weißer Seide; we’ve volumes of work to get through → wir haben noch Berge von Arbeit

(= sound) → Lautstärke f; is the volume right up? → ist das volle Lautstärke?; turn the volume up/down (Rad, TV) → stell (das Gerät) lauter/leiser

(Comput) → Datenträger m

attr volume discount → Mengenrabatt m; volume sales → Mengenabsatz m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

volume

[ˈvɒljuːm] n

a. (book) → volume m
volume one/two → primo/secondo volume

b. (size, sound) → volume m; (of tank) → capacità f inv

c. to speak volumes (express a great deal) → dire tutto
his expression spoke volumes → la sua espressione lasciava capire tutto
it speaks volumes for his charm → la dice lunga sul suo fascino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

volume

(ˈvoljum) noun

1. a book. This library contains over a million volumes. volume كِتاب كَبير الحَجْم книга volume svazek der Band bind τόμοςvolumen teos کتاب teos volumeספר ग्रन्थ svezak kötet buku bók volume 書物 책, 서적 tomas grāmata buku boekdeelbind, boktomvolume volum книга, том zväzok knjiga knjiga volym, band หนังสือ kitap 冊 книга کتاب quyển, cuốn sách 册

2. one of a series of connected books. Where is volume fifteen of the encyclopedia? volume, boekdeel مُجَلَّد том volume svazek, díl der Band bind τόμοςvolumen osa, köide جلد osa volumeכרך आयतन svezak kötet jilid bindi volume 巻 (전집 등의) 한 권 tomas sējums jilid deelbindtomvolume volum том zväzok, diel zvezek (knjige) tom band, del ชุดหนังสือ cilt 卷 том جز، جلد tập 卷

3. the amount of space occupied by something, expressed in cubic measurement. What is the volume of the petrol tank? volume حَجْم маса volume objem das Volumen omfang όγκοςvolumen maht گنجایش tilavuus volumeנפח मात्रा volumen űrtartalom isi rúmtak, rúmmál volume 容積 체적, 용적, 용량 talpa tilpums isi padu inhoudkubikkinnhold, volumpojemnośćvolume volum объём objem prostornina zapremina volym ปริมาตร hacim, oylum 容積 об'єм; місткість حجم dung tích, thể tích 容积

4. amount. A large volume of work remains to be done. hoeveelheid كَمِيَّه количество volume množství die Masse mængde όγκοςvolumen hulk مقدار määrä quantitéכמות पुस्तक količina (nagy) mennyiség jumlah magn volume 量 양, 분량 apimtis apjoms jumlah hoeveelheidmengde, kvantum ilośc volume cantitate значительное количество množstvo količina obim mängd ปริมาณ miktar, hacim (不可數名詞)數量 кількість, маса مقدار khối lượng, số lượng （不可数）量

5. level of sound eg on a radio, television etc. Turn up the volume on the radio. volume, hardheid حَجم الصَّوت، جَهارَة الصَّوْت звук volume hlasitost die Lautstärke lydstyrke έντασηvolumen helitugevus صدا äänenvoimakkuus volume עוֹצמַת קוֹל प्रबलता glasnoća hangerő tingkat suara hljóðstyrkur volume 音量 음량 garso stiprumas skaņas stiprums bunyi geluidssterktelydstyrke, volum siła głosu volume volum уровень громкости hlasitosť, hlasnosť jakost zvoka jačina volym ความกังวานของเสียง ses yüksekliği, volüm 音量 сила, інтенсивність آواز کي گونج âm lượng 音量

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volume

→ حَجْم objem mængde Volumen όγκος volumen tilavuus volume količina volume 容積 용적 volume volum objętość volume объем volym ความจุ ปริมาตร hacim thể tích 卷册

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vol·ume

n. volumen.

1. espacio ocupado por una sustancia o un cuerpo;

2. cantidad, intensidad;

blood ___ → ___ sanguíneo;

expiratory air reserve ___ → ___ de reserva expiratoria o aire de reserva;

heart ___ → ___ cardíaco;

residual ___ → ___ residual;

stroke ___ → ___ sistólico;

tidal ___ → ___ de ventilación pulmonar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Could you lower the volume, please? (US)
  Please could you lower the volume? (UK) → إِذَا سَمَحْتَ اخْفِضْ صَوتَ التِّلْفَازِ → Mohl byste to, prosím, ztlumit? → Vil du skrue ned for lyden? → Könnten Sie bitten den Ton leiser stellen? → Μπορείτε να χαμηλώσετε τη φωνή, παρακαλώ; → ¿Puede bajar el volumen? → Laittaisitteko äänen hiljemmalle? → Vous pouvez baisser le son, s'il vous plaît ? → Molim vas, možete li utišati? → Può abbassare il volume, per favore? → ボリュームを下げてもらえますか？ → 소리를 낮춰 주시겠어요? → Kunt u het geluid wat zachter zetten? → Kan du være så snill å skru ned lyden? → Czy mogę prosić o ściszenie telewizora? → Por favor, o senhor poderia abaixar o volume? → Уменьшите громкость, пожалуйста → Kan ni sänka volymen är ni snäll? → คุณช่วยลดเสียงลงได้ไหม? → Sesi biraz kısar mısınız lütfen? → Làm ơn vặn nhỏ lại → 请把音量开小一点
• May I turn up the volume? (US)
  May I turn the volume up? (UK) → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُ أَنْ أَرْفَعَ صَوتَ التِّلْفَازِ؟ → Mohu to zesílit? → Må jeg skrue op for lyden? → Kann ich den Ton lauter stellen? → Μπορώ να δυναμώσω τη φωνή; → ¿Puedo subir el volumen? → Voinko laittaa äänen kovemmalle? → Je peux monter le son ? → Mogu li pojačati? → Posso alzare il volume? → ボリュームを上げてもいいですか？ → 소리를 높여도 될까요? → Mag ik het geluid harder zetten? → Kan jeg skru opp lyden? → Czy mogę podgłośnić? → Eu posso aumentar o volume? → Я могу сделать погромче? → Gör det något om jag höjer volymen? → ฉันขอเปิดเสียงดังขึ้นได้ไหม? → Sesi biraz açabilir miyim lütfen? → Tôi vặn to lên có được không? → 我可以把音量开大吗？

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volume

n volumen m; tidal — volumen corriente

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