volume

vol•ume

[[t]ˈvɒl yum, -yəm[/t]] n.

1) phs

a) the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies

b) the measured amount that a container or other object can hold; cubic capacity

2) a mass or quantity, esp. a large quantity, of something:

a volume of mail[/ex]

3) amount; total:

the volume of sales[/ex]

4) mass; bulk

5) phs the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness:

to turn up the volume on a radio[/ex]

6) fullness or quantity of tone

7) lib a book, esp. as a separately bound portion of a larger work, or as one of a series of works

8) cvb lib a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year

9) anh a roll of papyrus, parchment, etc.; scroll

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- speak volumes

Etymology: 1350–1400; < MF < L volūmen roll (of sheets), der. of volvere to roll vol′umed, adj.