volume (noun)

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

"the gas expanded to twice its original volume"

bulk, mass, volume (noun)

the property of something that is great in magnitude

"it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

book, volume (noun)

physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

"he used a large book as a doorstop"

volume (noun)

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"

volume (noun)

a relative amount

"mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"

volume, loudness, intensity (noun)

the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

"the kids played their music at full volume"

volume (Noun)

A unit of 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.

volume (Noun)

Strength of sound. Measured in decibels.

volume (Noun)

The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.

volume (Noun)

A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia.

volume (Noun)

A synonym for quantity.

volume (Noun)

The total supply of money in circulation or, less frequently, total amount of credit extended, within a specified national market or worldwide.

volume (Noun)

An accessible storage area with a single file system, typically resident on a single partition of a hard disk.

Volume

Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance or shape occupies or contains. Volume is often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, the cubic metre. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container, i. e. the amount of fluid that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. Three dimensional mathematical shapes are also assigned volumes. Volumes of some simple shapes, such as regular, straight-edged, and circular shapes can be easily calculated using arithmetic formulas. The volumes of more complicated shapes can be calculated by integral calculus if a formula exists for the shape's boundary. One-dimensional figures and two-dimensional shapes are assigned zero volume in the three-dimensional space. The volume of a solid can be determined by fluid displacement. Displacement of liquid can also be used to determine the volume of a gas. The combined volume of two substances is usually greater than the volume of one of the substances. However, sometimes one substance dissolves in the other and the combined volume is not additive.

Volume

Volume is a measure of three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch). The definition of length (cubed) is interrelated with volume. The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container; i.e., the amount of fluid (gas or liquid) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces. In ancient times, volume is measured using similar-shaped natural containers and later on, standardized containers. Some simple three-dimensional shapes can have their volume easily calculated using arithmetic formulas. Volumes of more complicated shapes can be calculated with integral calculus if a formula exists for the shape's boundary. Zero-, one- and two-dimensional objects have no volume; in fourth and higher dimensions, an analogous concept to the normal volume is the hypervolume.