English - Alternative Forms

• vol. (abbreviation)

English - Etymology

From Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”).

English - Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɒl.juːm/, /ˈvɒl.jʊm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑl.jum/, /ˈvɑl.jəm/

English - Noun

volume (plural volumes)

1. 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.

2. Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.

   Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

3. 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.

4. A bound book.
5. A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.

   The letter "G" was found in volume 4.

6. Quantity.

   The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.

7. (economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.
8. (computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

See also

• book
• tome

cubic distance

• Customary: ounces, pints, quarts, gallons, cubic inches (in³), cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic miles
• Metric: mililiters, liters, cubic meters (m³), cubic centimeters ("cc") (cm³)

sound

• Universal: bels, decibels
• Metric: millipascals (mPa)

Derived terms

• voluminous

Translations

Asturian - Noun

volume m (plural volumes)

1. volume

Dutch - Noun

volume n (plural volumen or volumes, diminutive volumetje n)

1. volume

French - Etymology

From Latin volūmen.

French - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lym/

French - Noun

volume m (plural volumes)

1. volume

Related terms

• volumétrique
• volumineux

French - External Links

• "volume" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician - Etymology

From Latin volūmen (“a book, roll”).

Galician - Noun

volume m (plural volumes)

1. volume (quantity of space)
2. volume (single book of a published work)

Italian - Noun

volume m (plural volumi)

1. volume

Related terms

• volumenometro
• volumetria
• volumetrico
• voluminosità
• voluminoso

Old French - Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volūmen (“a book, roll”).

Old French - Noun

volume m, f

1. volume, specifically a collection of written works

Descendants

• English: volume (borrowed)
• French: volume

Portuguese - Noun

volume m (plural volumes)

1. volume (unit of three-dimensional measure)
2. volume (strength of sound)
3. volume (issues of a periodical over a period of one year)
4. volume (single book of a publication issued in multi-book format)
5. (chiefly historical) volume (bound book)
6. volume; quantity

Synonyms

• (single book of a multi-book publication): tomo
• (quantity): quantidade, quantia

Related terms

• volumoso

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