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volume

[ vol-yoom, -yuhm ]
/ ˈvɒl yum, -yəm /
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noun
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Idioms about volume

    speak volumes,
    1. to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
    2. to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.

Origin of volume

1350–1400; 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
/ (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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Scientific definitions for volume

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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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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