Volume
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ˈvÉ’l.juËm/, /ˈvÉ’l.jÊŠm/
- US IPA: /ˈvɑl.jum/, /ˈvɑl.jəm/
Alternative forms
- vol. (abbreviation)
Origin
From Old French volume, from Latin volūmen ("book, roll"), from volvŠ("roll, turn about").
Full definition of volume
Noun
volume
(plural volumes)- A unit of 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.The room is 9x12x8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.
- Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
- 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.
- A bound book.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, The Celebrity Chapter 1, However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.
- A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.The letter "G" was found in volume 4.
- Quantity.The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.
- (economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
- (computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.