volume
noun
- 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
Strength of sound; loudness.
“Please turn down the volume on the stereo.”
- 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
A bound book.
- 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
A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
- 7
Quantity.
“The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.”
- 8
A rounded mass or convolution.
- 9
The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
- 10
An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
verb
- 1
To be conveyed through the air, waft.
- 2
To cause to move through the air, waft.
- 3
To swell.
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