Meaning & Definition of Volume in English
English⟶
Volume
/vɑljum/
noun
1. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
- "The gas expanded to twice its original volume"
synonym:
- volume
2. 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"
synonym:
- bulk,
- mass,
- volume
3. Physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
- "He used a large book as a doorstop"
synonym:
- book,
- volume
4. 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"
synonym:
- volume
5. A relative amount
- "Mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
synonym:
- volume
6. The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
- "The kids played their music at full volume"
synonym:
- volume,
- loudness,
- intensity
Examples of using
While I was thinking over whether I should accept such strange apologies, Coutabay leafed through the book and read loudly and expressively: "While I was thinking over whether I should accept such strange apologies, Coutabay leafed through the book and read loudly and expressively: "While I was thinking..." Holmes quickly snatched the volume from Coutabay's hands.
This volume of ethanol cannot completely dissolve 100.100 g of the white solid.
The radio is too loud. Please turn the volume down.