volume
[ vol-yoom, -yuh m ]
/ ˈvɒl yum, -yəm /
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noun
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Nearby words
volti, voltmeter, volturno, volturnus, voluble, volume, volume index, volume unit, volume velocity, volumed, volumeter
Idioms
- to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
- to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
speak volumes,
Origin of volume
1350–1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
Synonym study
5. See size1.
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British Dictionary definitions for speak volumes
volume
/ (ˈvɒljuːm) /
noun
Abbreviations (for senses 6–8): v, vol
Word Origin for volume
C14: from Old French volum, from Latin volūmen a roll, book, from volvere to roll up
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Medicine definitions for speak volumes
volume
[ vŏl′yōōm, -yəm ]
n.
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.
The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.
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Science definitions for speak volumes
volume
[ vŏl′yōōm ]
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.
A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.
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Culture definitions for speak volumes
volume
In mathematics, the amount of space occupied by an object measured in three dimensions, expressed in cubic units. In physics, the loudness of a sound.
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Idioms and Phrases with speak volumes (1 of 2)
speak volumes
Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of “the information contained in volumes of books.” [c. 1800]
Idioms and Phrases with speak volumes (2 of 2)
volume
see speak volumes.
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