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volume

Dictionary definition · volume

noun

  1. the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object"the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
  2. the property of something that is great in magnitude"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"
  3. physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together"he used a large book as a doorstop"
  4. a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications"the third volume was missing"
  5. a relative amount"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
  6. the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)"the kids played their music at full volume"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).