volume

vol·ume  (vlym, -ym)

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. A large amount. Often used in the plural: 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 volmen, roll of writing, from volvere, to roll; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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volume

Noun

1. the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by something

2. an amount or total: the volume of trade between the two countries, the volume of military traffic

3. loudness of sound

4. the control on a radio etc., for adjusting the loudness of sound

5. a book: a slim volume

6. one of several books that make up a series

7. a set of issues of a magazine over a specified period [Latin volumen a roll]

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volume  (vlym)

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.

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 paper-back book, paperback, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback 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

noun 2. capacity, size, mass, extent, proportions, dimensions, bulk, measurements, magnitude, compass, largeness, cubic content

noun 3. book, work, title, opus, publication, manual, tome, treatise, almanac, compendium

4. loudness, sound, amplification >> adjective cubical

Translations

volume [ˈvɔljuːm] n [of tank] → volumen m (= book); tomo;

volume one/two [of book] → tomo primero/segundo;

volumes npl (= great quantities) → cantidad fsg;

his expression spoke volumes → su expresión (lo) decía todo

volume [ˈvɔljuːm] n → volume m [of tank]; capacité f;

volume one/two [of book] → tome un/deux;

his expression spoke volumes → son expression en disait long

volume [ˈvɔljuːm] n (space) → Volumen nt;

(amount) → Umfang m, Ausmaß nt;

(book) → Band m;

(sound level) → Lautstärke f;

volume one/two (of book) → Band eins/zwei;

his expression spoke volumes → sein Gesichtsausdruck sprach Bände

volume [ˈvɔljuːm] n → volume m [of tank] → capacità f inv;

volume one/two [of book] → volume primo/secondo;

his expression spoke volumes → la sua espressione lasciava capire tutto

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volume

n volume [ˈvoljum]

1 a book This library contains over a million volumes. volume كِتاب كَبير الحَجْم книга svazek bind der Band τόμος volumen teos کتاب teos volume סֵפֶר ग्रन्थ svezak kötet buku bók volume 書物 책, 서적 tomas grāmata buku boekdeel bind, bok tom volume 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 svazek, díl bind der Band τόμος volumen osa, köide جلد osa volume כֶּרֶך आयतन svezak kötet jilid bindi volume 巻 (전집 등의) 권 tomas sējums jilid deel bind tom volume volum том zväzok, diel zvezek (knjige) tom band, del ชุดหนังสือ cilt 捲 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 objem omfang das Volumen όγκος volumen maht گنجایش tilavuus volume נֶפָח मात्रा volumen űrtartalom isi rúmtak, rúmmál volume 容積 용적, 부피 talpa tilpums isi padu inhoud kubikkinnhold, volum pojemność volume 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 množství mængde die Masse όγκος volumen hulk مقدار määrä quantité כַּמוּת पुस्तक količina (nagy) mennyiség jumlah magn volume 量 양, 분량 apimtis apjoms jumlah hoeveelheid mengde, kvantum ilośc volume cantitate значительное количество množstvo količina obim mängd ปริมาณ miktar, hacim (不可數)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 hlasitost lydstyrke die Lautstärke ένταση volumen helitugevus صدا äänen voimakkuus volume עוֹצמַת קוֹל प्रबलता glasnoća hangerő tingkat suara hljóðstyrkur volume 音量 음량, 볼륨 garso stiprumas skaņas stiprums bunyi geluidssterkte lydstyrke, 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