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volume
[ vol-yoom, -yuhm ]
/ ĖvÉl yum, -yÉm /
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Idioms about volume
- to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
- to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
speak volumes,
Origin of volume
1350ā1400; Middle English volum(e) <Middle French <Latin volÅ«men roll (of sheets), equivalent to volÅ«-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
synonym study for volume
5. See size1.
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British Dictionary definitions for volume
volume
/ (ĖvÉljuĖm) /
noun
Abbreviations (for senses 6ā8): 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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Scientific definitions for volume
volume
[ vÅlā²yÅÅm ]
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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Cultural definitions for volume
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with volume
volume
see speak volumes.
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