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volume

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈvɑljuːm/ · UK /ˈvɒljuːm/

volume means: How loud a sound is.

noun

LOUDNESSA2

How loud a sound is.

  • Please turn the volume down.
  • The music was playing at full volume.
  • Can you increase the volume on your phone?

Similar words: loudness

Common phrases: turn the volume, high volume, volume control

AMOUNTB2

The amount of something, especially when there is a lot of it.

  • The volume of traffic is growing.
  • Sales volumes fell last month.
  • We cannot handle this volume of work.

How to use it: volume of something (We receive a large volume of calls.)

Similar words: amount, quantity

Common phrases: volume of something, high volume, sales volume, production volume

SPACEB1

The amount of space something fills or a container can hold.

  • Measure the volume of the water.
  • The gas increased in volume as it warmed.
  • These containers have different volumes.

How to use it: volume of something (What is the volume of this tank?)

Common phrases: volume of something, total volume, measure the volume, calculate the volume

BOOKB2

One book, especially one that belongs to a set of books.

  • The second volume is missing.
  • His letters fill three volumes.
  • Have you read the latest volume in the series?

How to use it: volume of something (She bought a volume of poetry.)

Similar words: book

Common phrases: first volume, volume of something, two volume set

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