volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm//ˈvɑl.jum/

noun

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    Strength of sound; loudness.

    Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
  3. 3

    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.
  4. 4

    A bound book.

  5. 5

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

    The letter "G" was found in volume 4.
  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    Quantity.

    The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.
  8. 8

    A rounded mass or convolution.

  9. 9

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

  10. 10

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

verb

  1. 1

    To be conveyed through the air, waft.

  2. 2

    To cause to move through the air, waft.

  3. 3

    To swell.

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