volume

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

(noun)

  1. An example of volume is how loud the radio is.
  2. An example of volume is how much water a glass can hold.

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See volume in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. 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
  2. a set of the issues of a periodical over a fixed period of time, usually a year
  3. 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
  4. the degree, strength, or loudness of sound
  5. 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
  1. 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.
  2. A roll of parchment; a scroll.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. a. The amplitude or loudness of a sound.
    b. A control, as on a radio, for adjusting amplitude or loudness.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin volūmen, roll of writing

Origin: , from volvere, to roll; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots

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