Volume — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

the property of something that is great in magnitude

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːljuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɒljuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɒljuːm/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːljuːm/.

Examples

the gas expanded to twice its original volume
it is cheaper to buy it in bulk
he received a mass of correspondence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

book loudness intensity mass bulk

Antonyms

softness

Parts of Speech

noun	the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object “the gas expanded to twice its original volume”
noun	the property of something that is great in magnitude “it is cheaper to buy it in bulk”
noun	physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together “he used a large book as a doorstop”
noun	a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications “the third volume was missing”
noun	a relative amount “mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water”
noun	the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) “the kids played their music at full volume”

Word Forms

voluminous	adjective	large in volume or bulk
bulky	adjective	of large size for its weight
booklet	noun	a small book usually having a paper cover
loud	adjective	used chiefly as a direction or description in music

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Volumen

die Menge an dreidimensionalem Raum, die von einem Objekt eingenommen wird

🇪🇸Spanish

volumen

la cantidad de espacio tridimensional ocupado por un objeto

🇷🇺Russian

объем

объем трехмерного пространства, занимаемого объектом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आयतन

किसी वस्तु द्वारा व्याप्त त्रि-आयामी स्थान की मात्रा

🇧🇩Bengali

আয়তন

একটি বস্তু দ্বারা দখল করা 3-মাত্রিক স্থানের পরিমাণ

🇮🇳Tamil

தொகுதி

ஒரு பொருளால் ஆக்கிரமிக்கப்பட்ட 3 பரிமாண இடத்தின் அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

వాల్యూమ్

ఒక వస్తువు ఆక్రమించిన 3-డైమెన్షనల్ స్పేస్ మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

खंड

एखाद्या वस्तूने व्यापलेल्या त्रिमितीय जागेचे प्रमाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વોલ્યુમ

ઑબ્જેક્ટ દ્વારા કબજે કરાયેલ 3-પરિમાણીય જગ્યાનો જથ્થો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಮಾಣ

ವಸ್ತುವು ಆಕ್ರಮಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ 3 ಆಯಾಮದ ಜಾಗದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വോളിയം

ഒരു വസ്തു കൈവശപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്ന ത്രിമാന സ്ഥലത്തിൻ്റെ അളവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਲੀਅਮ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਸਤੂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ ਕੀਤੀ 3-ਅਯਾਮੀ ਸਪੇਸ ਦੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

حجم

3 جہتی جگہ کی مقدار جس پر کسی چیز نے قبضہ کیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

体积

物体所占据的 3 维空间量

🇯🇵Japanese

音量

オブジェクトが占める 3 次元空間の量

🇰🇷Korean

용량

물체가 차지하는 3차원 공간의 양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm lượng

lượng không gian 3 chiều bị chiếm giữ bởi một vật thể

🇹🇭Thai

ปริมาณ

จำนวนพื้นที่สามมิติที่วัตถุครอบครอง

🇵🇭Filipino

dami

ang dami ng 3-dimensional na espasyo na inookupahan ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kelantangan

jumlah ruang 3 dimensi yang diduduki oleh objek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقدار

مقدار المساحة ثلاثية الأبعاد التي يشغلها جسم ما

🇮🇷Persian

حجم

مقدار فضای سه بعدی اشغال شده توسط یک جسم

🇹🇷Turkish

hacim

bir nesnenin kapladığı 3 boyutlu alan miktarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

כֶּרֶך

כמות החלל התלת מימדי שתופס אובייקט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'volume'?

The primary meaning of 'volume' is 'the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object'.

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'volume' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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