volume

Volume is the level at which something is heard or the amount of space that something takes up.

(noun)

See volume in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Historical a roll of parchment, a scroll, etc.
1. a collection of written, typewritten, or printed sheets bound together; book
2. any of the separate books making up a matched set or a complete work
a set of the issues of a periodical over a fixed period of time, usually a year
the amount of space occupied in three dimensions; cubic contents or cubic magnitude: abbrev. V
1. a quantity, bulk, mass, or amount
2. a large quantity
the degree, strength, or loudness of sound
Music fullness of tone

Origin: ME < MFr < L volumen, a roll, scroll, hence a book written on a parchment < volutus, pp. of volvere, to roll: see walk

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See volume in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A collection of written or printed sheets bound together; a book.
b. One of the books of a work printed and bound in more than one book.
c. A series of issues of a periodical, usually covering one calendar year.
d. A unit of written material assembled together and cataloged in a library.
A roll of parchment; a scroll.
Abbr. V
a. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.
b. The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.
a. Amount; quantity: a low volume of business; a considerable volume of lumber.
b. A large amount. Often used in the plural: volumes of praise.
a. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.
b. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.