1. The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
   "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
    
2. The property of something that is great in magnitude
   "the volume of exports";
   - bulk, mass
    
3. A number of pages bound together (regarded as a physical object)
   "he used a large volume as a doorstop";
   - book
    
4. A relative amount
   "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
    
5. The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
   "the kids played their music at full volume";
   - loudness, intensity
    
6. A publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
   "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"

Derived forms: volumes

See also: loud, soft

Type of: amount, magnitude, measure, product, production, publication, quantity, sound property

Part of: set

Encyclopedia: Volume