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02-22-2007, 02:49 PM
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Main Entry: 1vol·ume
Pronunciation: 'väl-y&m, -(")yüm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll
1 a : a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : BOOK b : a series of issues of a periodical c : ALBUM 1c
2 : SCROLL 1a
3 : the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity -- see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table
4 a (1) : AMOUNT; also : BULK, MASS (2) : a considerable quantity b : the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume c : mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture
5 : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also : LOUDNESS
synonym see BULK
from Merriam-Webster
Pronunciation: 'väl-y&m, -(")yüm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll
1 a : a series of printed sheets bound typically in book form : BOOK b : a series of issues of a periodical c : ALBUM 1c
2 : SCROLL 1a
3 : the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (as quarts or liters) : cubic capacity -- see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table
4 a (1) : AMOUNT; also : BULK, MASS (2) : a considerable quantity b : the amount of a substance occupying a particular volume c : mass or the representation of mass in art or architecture
5 : the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also : LOUDNESS
synonym see BULK
from Merriam-Webster