Meaning & use
volume
The degree of loudness of a sound, or the control that adjusts it.
See it in a sentence
Please turn down the volume; the music is too loud for a library.
The TV's volume was so low that we could barely hear the dialogue.
A note on using this word
Volume also commonly means the amount of space something occupies or a single book in a series, so context determines the sense.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The amount of three-dimensional space that a substance or object occupies.
Scientists measured the volume of the liquid using a graduated cylinder.
3. noun
A single book, especially one of a set or series.
The library owns all twelve volumes of the encyclopedia.
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