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volume

[ vol-yoom, -yuhm ]

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.


volume

/ ˈ±¹É’±ôÂá³Ü˳¾ /

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
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volume

/ ±¹Å±ô′²â´ÇÌ…´ÇÌ…³¾ /

  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.

volume

  1. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volume1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English volum(e), from Middle French, from Latin ±¹´Ç±ôÅ«³¾±ð²Ô “roll (of sheets),†from ±¹´Ç±ôÅ«- (base of volvere “to roll, turn, twistâ€) + -men, noun suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volume1

C14: from Old French volum, from Latin ±¹´Ç±ôÅ«³¾±ð²Ô a roll, book, from volvere to roll up
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. speak volumes,
    1. to be very evident or significant:

      Her testimony spoke volumes.

    2. to be expressive or meaningful:

      Your eyes speak volumes.

More idioms and phrases containing volume

see speak volumes .
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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As Larson, he dials in to a level of detail in gesture and physicality that speaks volumes about the man and his mind-set.

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All of those gestures are simple and doable and speak volumes.

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"It's got to be about investment into the quality of the pitch or how you manage stadiums independently to reduce the volume of games on them," added Skinner.

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The absence of any such link is as close to settled science as one could hope for, given the volume of evidence against it.

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He added: "While the volume is the principal mischief it is clear that the nuisance is exacerbated by the repetition and poor quality of some of the performances".

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