volume

volume [väl′yo͞om, väl′yəm]

n.

[ME < MFr < L volumen, a roll, scroll, hence a book written on a parchment < volutus, pp. of volvere, to roll: see WALK]

1. Historical a roll of parchment, a scroll, etc.

2.

a) a collection of written, typewritten, or printed sheets bound together; book

b) any of the separate books making up a matched set or a complete work

3. a set of the issues of a periodical over a fixed period of time, usually a year

4. the amount of space occupied in three dimensions; cubic contents or cubic magnitude: abbrev. V

5.

a) a quantity, bulk, mass, or amount

b) a large quantity

6. the degree, strength, or loudness of sound

7. Music fullness of tone

SYN.- BULK¹

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speak volumes

to be very expressive or meaningful

volumed

adj.