volume

[vol-yoom, -yuh m] /ˈvɒl yum, -yəm/
noun
1.
a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
2.
one book of a related set or series.
3.
a set of issues of a periodical, often covering one year.
4.
History/Historical. a roll of papyrus, parchment, or the like, or of manuscript.
5.
the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies.
6.
a mass or quantity, especially a large quantity, of something:
a volume of mail.
7.
amount; total:
the volume of sales.
8.
the degree of sound intensity or audibility; loudness:
to turn up the volume on a radio.
9.
fullness or quantity of tone.
Idioms
10.
speak volumes,
  1. to be very evident or significant:
    Her testimony spoke volumes.
  2. to be expressive or meaningful:
    Your eyes speak volumes.
Origin of volume
1350-1400; Middle English volum(e) < Middle French < Latin volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to roll + -men noun suffix
Synonym Study
5. See size1.
British Dictionary definitions for speak volumes

volume

/ˈvɒljuːm/
noun
1.
the magnitude of the three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object, geometric solid, etc V
2.
a large mass or quantity: the volume of protest
3.
an amount or total: the volume of exports
4.
fullness or intensity of tone or sound
5.
the control on a radio, etc, for adjusting the intensity of sound
6.
a bound collection of printed or written pages; book
7.
any of several books either bound in an identical format or part of a series
8.
the complete set of issues of a periodical over a specified period, esp one year
9.
(history) a roll or scroll of parchment, papyrus, etc
10.
speak volumes, to convey much significant information
Abbreviations (for senses 6–8) v, vol
Word Origin
C14: from Old French volum, from Latin volūmen a roll, book, from volvere to roll up
Word Origin and History for speak volumes

volume

n.

late 14c., "roll of parchment containing writing, large book," from Old French volume, from Latin volumen (genitive voluminis) "roll (as of a manuscript), coil, wreath," from volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Meaning "book forming part of a set" (1520s) is from a sense in French. Generalized sense of "bulk, mass, quantity" (1620s) developed from that of "bulk or size of a book" (1520s), again following the sense evolution in the French version of the word.

speak volumes in Medicine

volume vol·ume (vŏl'yōōm, -yəm)
n.

  1. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.

  2. The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.

speak volumes in Science
volume
  (vŏl'ym)   

  1. The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.

  2. A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.


speak volumes in Culture

volume definition


In mathematics, the amount of space occupied by an object measured in three dimensions, expressed in cubic units. In physics, the loudness of a sound.

Slang definitions & phrases for speak volumes

vomity

adjective

So nasty as to cause one to vomit: Gross and even grossening are out. Vomitrocious is in

[1970s+; longer form fr vomit plus (a)trocious]


Idioms and Phrases with speak volumes

speak volumes

Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of “the information contained in volumes of books.” [ c. 1800 ]

volume

see: speak volumes