volume
volume Lexical Profile
volume Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound.
"Please turn down the volume on the television, as it is giving me a headache."
The amount of three-dimensional space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container.
"The students learned how to calculate the volume of a cylinder during their geometry class."
A single book or a bound collection of printed sheets, especially one forming part of a larger work or series.
"The library acquired a rare, leather-bound volume of Shakespeare's early plays."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English, derived from Old French 'volume' and directly from Latin 'volumen' (a roll, a scroll), which comes from the verb 'volvere' (to roll). The meaning evolved from a roll of parchment to a bound book, and later to the size or bulk of an object.
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