volume

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   How loud a sound is.

   Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

2. 2
   noun

   The amount of space something takes up.

   The gas expanded to twice its original volume.

3. 3
   noun

   The total amount of something.

   The volume of traffic has increased sharply.

4. 4
   noun

   A book, especially one in a set.

   The third volume of the series was missing.

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Simplified etymology

Volume entered English in late Middle English from the family of Latin volvere, “to roll.” It originally denoted a rolled scroll rather than a book; its sense “quantity” developed by the early 16th century from an obsolete use meaning the size or extent of a book.

From Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”).

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