Volume

Quick meaning: Volume is a noun meaning Strength of sound: how loud it is.

Meaning

Strength of sound: how loud it is.

More Meanings

1. The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
2. A bound book.
3. A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.
4. (in the plural, by extension) A great amount (of meaning) about something.
5. Quantity.
6. 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.
7. (obsolete) A roll or scroll, which was the form of ancient books.

Example Sentences

Volume can be measured in decibels.

Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

The proper products can improve your hair's volume.

The room is 9×12×8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.

Word Forms

• volumes
• voluming
• volumed

Synonyms for volume

Depending on context, synonyms include loudness, mass, intensity, book, bulk.

Antonyms for volume

Common opposites include softness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loudness, book, mass, bulk, intensity, quantum.

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