English Dictionary

volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm/

noun

A 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 volume of the music was too loud.

意味（1）

A 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.

意味（2）

Strength of sound; loudness.

Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

意味（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.

意味（4）

A bound book.

However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.

意味（5）

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

The letter G was found in volume 4.

意味（6）

(in the plural, by extension) A great amount (of meaning) about something.

Ayesha wheeled round, and, pointing to the girl Ustane, said one word, and one only, but it was quite enough, for the tone in which it was said meant volumes.

意味（7）

(obsolete) A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.

意味（8）

Quantity.

The volume of ticket sales decreased this week.

意味（9）

A rounded mass or convolution.

意味（10）

(economics) The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.

意味（11）

(computing) An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

意味（12）

(bodybuilding) The total of weight worked by a muscle in one training session, the weight of every single repetition summed up.

(key muscle growth stimuli) Coordinate terms: mechanical tension, frequency