EGAVE

volume

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 86.94 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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 9×12×8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.
  2. noun Strength of sound: how loud it is.
    Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
  3. noun 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. noun A bound book.
  5. noun A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
    The letter "G" was found in volume 4.
  6. noun A great amount (of meaning) about something.
  7. noun A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
  8. noun Quantity.
    The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.

Similar words

loudness book mass bulk intensity quantum weight density potentiometer volumetric

Often followed by

of is and in i to ii

Word family

vol volumed volumes voluming

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