volume

volume
vol|ume [ `valjəm, `val,jum ] noun ***
1. ) uncount the loudness of a sound from a television, radio, etc.:
Can you turn the volume up a little, please?
2. ) count or uncount an amount of something:
volume of: an increase in the volume of traffic
The total volume of trade has reached $200 million.
large/huge volume: Some students cannot cope with the huge volume of work.
a ) the amount of space something takes or can be filled with:
The gas tank has a volume of over 20 gallons.
Let the bread rise to twice its original volume.
3. ) count FORMAL a book:
the first volume in a new series of books on fine art
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Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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