English dictionary
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English noun: volume | |||
| 1. | volume (quantity) the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object | ||
| Samples | The gas expanded to twice its original volume. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount, measure, quantity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | capacity, content | ||
| Part holonym | capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | ||
| 2. | volume (attribute) the property of something that is great in magnitude | ||
| Samples | It is cheaper to buy it in bulk. He received a mass of correspondence. The volume of exports. | ||
| Synonyms | bulk, mass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | magnitude | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dollar volume, turnover | ||
| 3. | volume (artifact) physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | ||
| Samples | He used a large book as a doorstop. | ||
| Synonyms | book | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | product, production | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | album, coffee-table book, folio, hardback, hardcover, journal, notebook, novel, order book, paper-back book, paperback, paperback book, picture book, sketch block, sketch pad, sketchbook, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book | ||
| Part holonym | back, backbone, binding, book binding, cover, fore edge, foredge, spine | ||
| 4. | volume (communication) a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications | ||
| Samples | The third volume was missing. He asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | publication | ||
| Member meronym | set | ||
| 5. | volume (quantity) a relative amount | ||
| Samples | Mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount, measure, quantity | ||
| 6. | volume (attribute) the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) | ||
| Samples | The kids played their music at full volume. | ||
| Synonyms | intensity, loudness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crescendo, forte, fortissimo | ||
| Attribute | loud, soft | ||
| Antonyms | softness | ||
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