Meaning & use

volume

noun·Everyday

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

loudness

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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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