volume en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈvɑl.jəm/ (US)
- /ˈvɔljʉwm/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈvɑl.jum/ (US)
- /ˈvɒl.juːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɔljʉːm/ (Australia)
- /ˈvɒl.jʊm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɔljʉm/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvɒlɪu̯m/ Wales, Ottawa Valley
Etymology
From Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
Volatiles of kecap manis and its raw materials were extracted using Likens-Nickerson apparatus with diethyl ether as the extraction solvent. The extracts were then dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate, concentrated using a rotary evaporator followed by flushing using nitrogen until the volume was about 0.5 ml.
1997, A. J. Taylor, D. S. Mothram, editors, Flavour Science: Recent Developments, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 63:The proper products can improve your hair's volume.
The room is 9×12×8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.
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(countable, uncountable) Strength of sound: how loud it is.
This is not only how we stop Trump; it’s how we stop the next one. So, Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up.
2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025:Volume can be measured in decibels.
Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
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(countable, uncountable) The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
I looked at this week's copy of the magazine. It was volume 23, issue 45.
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(countable, uncountable) A bound book.
However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
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(countable, uncountable) A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
The letter "G" was found in volume 4.
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(broadly, countable, in-plural, uncountable) A great amount (of meaning) about something.
Ayesha wheeled round, and, pointing to the girl Ustane, said one word, and one only, but it was quite enough, for the tone in which it was said meant volumes.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.
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(countable, uncountable) Quantity.
The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.
- (countable, uncountable) A rounded mass or convolution.
- (countable, uncountable) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
- (countable, uncountable) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.
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(countable, uncountable) The total of weight worked by a muscle in one training session, the weight of every single repetition summed up.
(key muscle growth stimuli)
- (countable, qualifier:bouldering, uncountable) A modular foothold attached to a climbing wall used for gripping, often in triangular, pyramidal, or angular shapes.
- (countable, uncountable) The sum of the degrees of a set of vertices.
- (countable, uncountable) A green/blue-screen chromakey visual effects (“VFX”) sound stage surrounded by a multitude of filming cameras, to allow for virtual camera changes in post production, by filming the whole 3-D volume of a chromakey film set.
- (countable, uncountable) A sound stage film set that has walls of video monitors, substituting for an actual background, set structures, providing a changeable video matte painting. A set with a form of projected background, similar to legacy traditional rear projection and front projection sets.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vol. | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| volumes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pitch · mechanical tension · timbre · frequency · tone color
Deriveds
hypervolume · volumescope · normovolemia · hyper-volume · fractional volume · volume-less · volume integral · intervolume · volumette · volume swell · volumise · Local Volume · volumeless · pressure volume diagram · volaemia · volemia · envolume · diavolume · lung volume · multi-volume · euvolemia · volumetrics · micro-volume · blood volume · volumize · Planck volume · stroke volume · magnetovolume · eigen-volume · worldvolume · molar volume · voluminous · magneto-volume · volumist · iso-volume · non-volume · covolume · subvolume · volumometer · volumeter · microvolume · multivolume · equi-volume · van der Waals volume · volumetric · biovolume · volumer · volume resistivity · specific volume · volume CT · nonvolume · volume sales · co-volume · eigenvolume · residual volume · tidal volume · bio-volume · isovolume · sub-volume · turn up the volume on · volume defect · inter-volume · shadow volume · volumetry · volume-scope · volume clutter · alcohol by volume · molecular volume · atomic volume · volume shooter · sales volume · volumic · Hubble volume · equivolume
Relateds
cubic yard (Customary) · cubic distance · liter (Metric) · pint (Customary) · cubic inch (Customary) · gallon (Customary) · book · cubic mile (Customary) · bel (Universal) · quart (Customary) · mililiter (Metric) · cubic foot (Customary) · cubic centimeter () (Metric) · millipascal (Metric) · ounce (Customary) · tome · sound · decibel (Universal) · cubic meter (Metric)
Synonyms
Translations (324)
kk том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · scn tomu (bound book) · sq vëllim (three-dimensional measure of space) · pl objętość (three-dimensional measure of space) · vi số lượng (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · sl glasnost (strength of sound) · fi rahan määrä (economics: total supply of money in circulation) · zza cild (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ug توم (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · pl głośność (strength of sound) · uk го́лосність (strength of sound) · sh обу́јам (three-dimensional measure of space) · tg ҷилд (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sh све̏зак (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ru сви́ток (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · tl buok (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · tl buok (three-dimensional measure of space) · ms jilid (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · th ปริมาตร (three-dimensional measure of space) · cs svazek (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · mk том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · mi nui (three-dimensional measure of space) · it volume (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ur حَجْم (three-dimensional measure of space) · ar حَجْم (three-dimensional measure of space) · sl volumen (three-dimensional measure of space) · sl knjiga (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · la volūmen (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · bg том (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · mk обем (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · nb volum (three-dimensional measure of space) · hi आयतन (three-dimensional measure of space) · fi taltio (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · scn vulumi (three-dimensional measure of space) · kmr deng (strength of sound) · uk об'є́м (three-dimensional measure of space) · de Partition (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · ht volim (three-dimensional measure of space) · pl rocznik (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ko 볼륨 (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · vi quyển (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ja 巻 (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · eo volumo (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · eo volumo (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ko 음량 (strength of sound) · ar جَهَارَة (strength of sound) · ky көлөм (three-dimensional measure of space) · vi âm lượng (strength of sound) · gl volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · ug جىلد (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · nb lydstyrke (strength of sound) · es volumen (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · te ఘనపరిమాణం (three-dimensional measure of space) · bo སྒྲ་ཚད (strength of sound) · es volumen (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · sl letnik (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · es volumen acústico (strength of sound) · ga imleabhar (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · sh то̏м (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · km កណ្ឌ (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · io volumino (three-dimensional measure of space) · fr volume (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · scn vulumi (strength of sound) · ga imleabhar (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · kmr qebare (three-dimensional measure of space) · ko 권 (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ka მოცულობა (three-dimensional measure of space) · zza veng (diq) (strength of sound) · mi kahaoro (strength of sound) · scn vulumi (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ja ボリューム (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · vi tập (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sv ljudstyrka (strength of sound) · ka ტომი (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · hu évfolyam (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · fa دوره (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · be гу́чнасць (strength of sound) · ru кни́га (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ar مُجَلَّد (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sk hlasitosť (strength of sound) · kmr berg (bound book) · de Band (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · cy cyfrol (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · hu volumen (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · lo ບໍລິມາດ (three-dimensional measure of space) · it rotolo (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · ru гро́мкость (strength of sound) · cmn 音量 (strength of sound) · ca volum (three-dimensional measure of space) · sh svȅzak (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · uk том (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · it volume (strength of sound) · el ένταση (strength of sound) · te సంపుటి (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ka წიგნი (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · da bind (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ug سىغىم (three-dimensional measure of space) · grc ὄγκος (three-dimensional measure of space) · uz tom (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · fi osa (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · el όγκος (three-dimensional measure of space) · tt күләм (three-dimensional measure of space) · ko 성량 (strength of sound) · zza hacim (three-dimensional measure of space) · eo volumeno (three-dimensional measure of space) · zza cild (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · lt tūris (three-dimensional measure of space) · et köide (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · et valjus (strength of sound) · bg том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · mn ном (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · mn дууны хүч (strength of sound) · el τόμος (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · hy հատոր (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sv ljudvolym (strength of sound) · hu térfogat (three-dimensional measure of space) · la tomus (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sv volym (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · ko 볼륨 (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ia volumine (three-dimensional measure of space) · es volumen (strength of sound) · sk ročník (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · el τόμος (bound book) · be том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · hu hangerő (strength of sound) · nl jaargang (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · fi äänenvoimakkuus (strength of sound) · sv volym (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · eo laŭteco (strength of sound) · de Volumen (three-dimensional measure of space) · fi käärö (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · vi dung tích (three-dimensional measure of space) · mk година (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · th ฉบับ (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · uz jild (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · cmn 響度 /响度 (strength of sound) · th ความดัง (strength of sound) · ast volume (strength of sound) · cs hlasitost (strength of sound) · fr volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · nl boekdeel (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ht volim (strength of sound) · cs svazek (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · fi nide (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · el έτος (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · nl inhoud (three-dimensional measure of space) · mk зафатнина (three-dimensional measure of space) · ja 音量 (strength of sound) · kmr hecm (three-dimensional measure of space) · cs objem (three-dimensional measure of space) · de Volume (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · mk волумен (three-dimensional measure of space) · ja 声量 (strength of sound) · fi nide (bound book) · ko 볼륨 (strength of sound) · sh obújam (three-dimensional measure of space) · kk көлем (three-dimensional measure of space) · scn scrusciu (strength of sound) · pl wolumin (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · pt tomo (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · vi thể tích (three-dimensional measure of space) · uk том (bound book) · es volumen (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · az cild (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · hy ծավալ (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · pt volume (strength of sound) · bg си́ла на звук (strength of sound) · es volumen sónico (strength of sound) · ko 체적 (three-dimensional measure of space) · zza qab (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · it volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · da lydstyrke (strength of sound) · ka ტომი (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · mn эзлэхүүн (three-dimensional measure of space) · ru объём (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · el κυβισμός (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · tg ҳаҷм (three-dimensional measure of space) · eo jarvolumo (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · zza cild (bound book) · sh запремина (three-dimensional measure of space) · tr cilt (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ia volumine (strength of sound) · ja ボリューム (strength of sound) · mk јачина (strength of sound) · es volúmine (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · de Jahrgang (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ru том (bound book) · th ฉบับ (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · km ក្បាល (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · pt volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · ms kelantangan (strength of sound) · ka ნომერი (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · fi vuosikerta (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · fa صدا (strength of sound) · hu kötet (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ur آواز (strength of sound) · fr volume (strength of sound) · sq vëllim (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ro volum (three-dimensional measure of space) · haw puke (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · gl volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ru том (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · hy հատոր (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · sh zapremina (three-dimensional measure of space) · lt garsumas (strength of sound) · sl prostornina (three-dimensional measure of space) · sh то̏м (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · de Lautstärke (strength of sound) · fr tome (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · my အတွဲ (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · tr hacim (three-dimensional measure of space) · scn vulumi (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · uz hajm (three-dimensional measure of space) · hy բարձրություն (strength of sound) · mi rōrahi (three-dimensional measure of space) · ru том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · fr volume (bound book) · scn caputa (three-dimensional measure of space) · sh ⱑⱍⰻⰴⰰ ⰸⰲⱆⰽⰰ (strength of sound) · ka ხმა (strength of sound) · ro volum (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · bg сви́тък (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · et tugevus (strength of sound) · hy ծավալ (three-dimensional measure of space) · sv volym (bound book) · be аб'ём (three-dimensional measure of space) · ast volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · eo rulaĵo (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · ru волю́м (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · scn tomu (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sv band (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · kmr berg (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · it volume (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · it volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · ja 単行本 (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · kmr cild (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · sv volym (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · az cild (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ar جُزْء (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · lt tomas (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · de Rauminhalt (three-dimensional measure of space) · fr volume (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · ru объём (three-dimensional measure of space) · it rollo (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · cmn 卷 (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · bg том (bound book) · sk zväzok (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · az cild (bound book) · pl wolumin (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ko 단행본 (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · cmn 體積 /体积 (three-dimensional measure of space) · fa حجم (three-dimensional measure of space) · et ruumala (three-dimensional measure of space) · vi quyển (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · kmr cild (bound book) · nl volume (three-dimensional measure of space) · tr ses (strength of sound) · pt volume (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · el τόμος (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · uz koʻlam (three-dimensional measure of space) · fa جلد (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · cmn 卷 (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · he נֶפַח (three-dimensional measure of space) · gl volume (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · nl volume (strength of sound) · ru но́мер (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · az həcm (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · pl tom (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ro volum (strength of sound) · ms isipadu (three-dimensional measure of space) · he עוצמת קול (strength of sound) · km កម្រិតសំឡេង (strength of sound) · th เล่ม (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · cop ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · el όγκος (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · ka მოცულობა (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · th เล่ม (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · sv volym (three-dimensional measure of space) · az həcm (three-dimensional measure of space) · ca volum (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ca volum (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · be кні́га (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · it ruolo (roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books) · ps حجم (three-dimensional measure of space) · io tomo (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · be том (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · ru кни́га (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · fi määrä (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · mn боть (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · km មាឌ (three-dimensional measure of space) · ca volum (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · uk том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · el χρόνος (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · uk гу́чність (strength of sound) · mn багтаамж (three-dimensional measure of space) · he כֶּרֶךְ (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · fi tilavuus (three-dimensional measure of space) · ja ボリューム (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · sv bokvolym (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · ky том (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · nb volum (strength of sound) · uk кни́га (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ug ھەجىم (three-dimensional measure of space) · ba күләм (three-dimensional measure of space) · sl zvezek (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ja 体積 (three-dimensional measure of space) · fr volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · es volumen (three-dimensional measure of space) · lv tilpums (three-dimensional measure of space) · sk objem (three-dimensional measure of space) · nb bind (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · sh tȍm (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ca volum (strength of sound) · pt volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia) · ru том (computing: accessible storage area with a single file system) · bg обе́м (three-dimensional measure of space) · az səsin ucalığı (strength of sound) · da rumfang (three-dimensional measure of space) · cmn 容積 /容积 (three-dimensional measure of space) · mk гласност (strength of sound) · sv volym (strength of sound) · pt volume (synonym for quantity — see also quantity) · sh tȍm (issues of a periodical over a period of one year) · cmn 冊 /册 (issues of a periodical over a period of one year)