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volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm/
noun

  1. A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.

    "The room is 9x12x8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet."

  2. Strength of sound; loudness.

    "Please turn down the volume on the stereo."

  3. The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.

    "I looked at this week's copy of the magazine. It was volume 23, issue 45."

verb

  1. To be conveyed through the air, waft.

  2. To cause to move through the air, waft.

  3. To swell.

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