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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1358 COCA: 1917

volume

1 of 3

noun

1
: the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound
also : loudness
2
: the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (such as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity see Metric System Table, Weights and Measures Table
3
a(1)
: amount
also : bulk, mass
(2)
: a considerable quantity
b
: the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume
c
: mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture
4
a
: a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : book
b
: a series of issues of a periodical
5
volumed adjective
volume table

volume

2 of 3

verb

volumed; voluming

transitive verb

: to send or give out in volume

intransitive verb

: to roll or rise in volume

volume

3 of 3

adjective

: involving large quantities
volume sales
Choose the Right Synonym for volume

bulk, mass, volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit.

bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

Example Sentences

Noun The volume is too loud. Can you turn the volume up? playing music at full volume She fiddled with the volume on the stereo. a high volume of sales Huge volumes of park visitors come through every weekend. an increase in traffic volume The box has a volume of three cubic meters. We measure the items by weight, not by volume. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
That's a roundabout way of saying there's been a sudden loss of volume. Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022 Meanwhile, the Elizabeth token saw a similar jump, although not quite as meteoric, up 8,442% with $2.7 million worth of trading volume in just under 12 hours. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 More than 105,000 contracts were placed Thursday on the volatility index hitting 70 by January, according to data provider Trade Alert, representing more than 20% of total call volume on the index that day. Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 But incinerating waste creates ash that, while reduced to a fraction of the starting volume, is still often dumped into landfills. Bryn Nelson, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. Eric Tucker, Time, 31 Aug. 2022 The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago. Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2022 The filing offers yet another indication of the sheer volume of classified records retrieved from Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. Eric Tucker, Jill Colvin And Michael Balsamo, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll — more at wallow entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Verb

1815, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Adjective

circa 1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of volume was in the 14th century

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