volume

B1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement

US /ˈvɑ.ljum/ UK /ˈvɒl.juːm/ See IPA manual

Freq #5724

Meanings

1

noun
How loud a sound is.

Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
2

noun
The amount of space something takes up.

The gas expanded to twice its original volume.
3

noun
The total amount of something.

The volume of traffic has increased sharply.
4

noun
A book, especially one in a set.

The third volume of the series was missing.

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1 noun · how loud a sound is. loudness intensity

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Forms volvolumes

Derived forms bio-volumebiovolumeco-volumecovolumediavolumeeigen-volumeeigenvolumeenvolumeequi-volumeequivolumeeuvolemiahyper-volume

Related forms book sound tome

Etymology

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

volume Middle English volūmen Latin

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# volume

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɑ.ljum/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɒl.juːm/
**Frequency rank:** 5724

## Meanings
1. How loud a sound is.
2. The amount of space something takes up.
3. The total amount of something.
4. A book, especially one in a set.

## Examples
- Please turn down the volume on the stereo.
- The gas expanded to twice its original volume.
- The volume of traffic has increased sharply.
- The third volume of the series was missing.

## Derived Forms
- bio-volume
- biovolume
- co-volume
- covolume
- diavolume
- eigen-volume
- eigenvolume
- envolume
- equi-volume
- equivolume
- euvolemia
- hyper-volume

## Related Forms
- book
- sound
- tome

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: volume
- Root: volūmen

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

## AI Etymology
Volume is from Middle English volume, from Old French volume, from Latin volūmen (“book, roll”), from volvō (“roll, turn about”). Important historical forms include Middle English volume, Old French volume, and Latin volūmen. In present-day use, it can mean how loud a sound is, or the amount of space something takes up. Derived formations include bio-volume, biovolume, co-volume, covolume, diavolume. Related words include book, sound, tome.

## Topics
- Mathematics & Measurement

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