Volume Definition
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English
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Etymology
From Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”).
Pronunciation
Noun
volume (plural volumes)
- A unit of 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.)
- Strength of sound. Measured in decibels. (Please turn down the volume on the stereo.)
- 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.)
- A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia. (The letter "G" was found in volume 4.)
- A synonym for quantity. (The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.)
- (economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
- (computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
See also
- cubic distance
- Customary: ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, cubic inches (in3), cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic miles
- Metric: mililiters, liters, cubic meters (m3), cubic centimeters ("cc") (cm3)
- sound
- Universal: bels, decibels
- Metric: millipascals (mPa)
Derived terms
Dutch
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Noun
volume n. (plural volumen or volumes, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
French
Etymology
From Latin volūmen.
Pronunciation
Noun
volume m. (plural volumes)
Related terms
- volumétrique
- volumineux
Galician
Etymology
From Latin volūmen (“a book, roll”).
Noun
volume m. (plural volumes)
Italian
Noun
volume m. (plural volumi)
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