volumevol‧ume /ˈvɒljuːm $ ˈvɑːljəm/ ●●● S3 W2 AWL noun 
Can you turn the volume up?RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say turn something up or turn something down rather than use the noun volume:· Can you turn the TV up a bit?· She’s always yelling at us to turn our music down.2amount of something [countable usually singular, uncountable] the total amount of something, especially when it is large or increasingvolume of The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically in recent years. the volume of trade► see thesaurus at amount3space filled [countable usually singular] a measurement of the amount of space that a substance or object fills, or the amount of space in a containervolume of an instrument for measuring the volume of a gas The volume of the container measures 10,000 cubic metres.► see thesaurus at size4book [countable] (written abbreviation vol.) a)a book that is part of a set, or one into which a very long book is divided: The period from 1940–45 is in volume 9. b)formal a bookvolume of a volume of Keats’s poetry c)all the copies of a particular magazine printed in one particular year → speak volumes at speak(9)
WORD ORIGINvolume
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Latin volumen ‘roll, scroll’, from volvere; ➔ VOLUBLEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a volume of poetry
- a 13-volume report
- After 1998, there was a rapid fall in the volume of trade.
- Bill had the volume on the stereo turned up all the way.
- Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank.
- sales volume
- The volume of traffic on our roads has risen by 50% in the past three years.
- The period from 1940 to 1949 is in Volume 9.
- The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.
- The unit is equal to the volume of a container measuring 8 by 8 by 20 feet.
- This button here controls the volume.
- Turn the volume down - I can't hear myself think!
- You can use the remote control to turn the volume up or down.
- In recent years, the volume of traffic has been doubling annually.
- In the 12 months to October its volume sales grew 101 % according to ACNielsen.
- It was a bizarre, almost surreal volume.
- That is the task of other volumes and even more of other authors.
THESAURUS
how much of something there is: · Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· a tiny amount of poison
a particular amount of food, liquid, or another substance that can be measured – used especially in written descriptions and instructions: · Make sure that you add the right quantity of milk.· They buy the wood in large quantities.
the amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when this is large or increasing: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen sharply.· the huge volume of trade with China
the exact amount of something at one time, which can go up or down at other times: · They measured the level of alcohol in his blood.· There is a high level of unemployment.
the amount of something, compared with the whole amount that exists: · the proportion of road accidents caused by drunk drivers· A high proportion of the students were from poor families.
a maximum amount of something that can be produced, sold, brought into a country etc: · import quotas on Japanese cars
the amount of something that is produced, especially crops: · this year’s cotton yield
noun [countable, uncountable] how big someone or something is: · What size is that shirt?· The price will depend on the size and quality of the carpet.· Your desk is exactly the same size as mine.· Fire has destroyed an area of forest the size of Luxembourg.· The seeds are very small, about half the size of a grain of salt.· There were several pieces of wood of different sizes.· Cover the dough and allow it to rise until it has doubled in size.· The black spots on her skin seemed to be slowly increasing in size.· The American states vary enormously in size, from very large to very small.· In a class this size, there will always be a few problems.
noun [plural] the length, width, and height of an object, room, building etc: · What are the dimensions of the table?
noun [plural] the length, width, or height of something, or of someone’s body: · I need to check the measurements of the window.· Your waist measurement is 31 inches.· The nurse took my measurements.
noun [plural] the relative sizes of the different parts of an object, room, building etc: · The proportions don’t look right to me.· You can sit in the Plaza and admire the proportions of the cathedral.
noun [countable, uncountable] the amount of space that a flat surface such as a floor or field covers: · To measure the area of a room, you need to multiply the length by the width.
noun [uncountable] the size of a large area: · The extent of the ranch is enormous.· The island measured about 1,600 kilometres in extent.
noun [uncountable] the very large size of something: · The statue’s massive bulk made it difficult to move.· his enormous bulk· The view was dominated by the huge bulk of the power station.
noun [singular] the amount that a container will hold: · The capacity of the tank is around 500 gallons.· The computer’s memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes.· All the storage units were filled to capacity.
noun [singular] the amount of space that a substance fills, or that an object contains: · The average domestic swimming pool has a volume of 45,000 litres.· This instrument measures the volume of air in your lungs.· Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank.· The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.
Longman Language Activatorhow loud something is how loud a television, radio etc is: · This button here controls the volume.turn the volume up/down (=make it louder or quieter): · You can use the remote control to turn the volume up or down.· Turn the volume down - I can't hear myself think!
an amount of something such as money, time, or a substance: the amount of something · The amount of tax you pay depends on how much you earn.· Try to reduce the amount of fat in your diet.· The amount of calories a person needs each day is determined by the type of work they do.a small/tiny amount · The water here contains small amounts of calcium and other minerals.a large/enormous/considerable amount · He knows an enormous amount about Italian paintings.
use this to ask or talk about the size of an amount of something: · How much did your jeans cost?· I'll get you some paint if you tell me how much you need.how much money/time/food etc: · How much money do I owe you?· Do you realize how much trouble you caused?· How much nitrogen is there in the air?how much of: · You received $50,000. How much of that money is still in your bank account?
use this, especially in written descriptions or instructions, to talk about amounts of food, liquid, or other substances that can be measured: quantity of: · Make sure that you add the correct quantity of water.· Use equal quantities of flour and butter.a large/small/enormous etc quantity: · An enormous quantity of chemical waste has been dumped in the river. in large/small quantities: · Expensive spices, like saffron, are only produced in small quantities.
use this to talk about the total amount of something such as business activity or traffic, especially when it is large or increasing : the volume of trade/sales/traffic/business: · The volume of traffic on our roads has risen by 50% in the past three years.· After 1998, there was a rapid fall in the volume of trade.
use this to talk about the exact amount of something at one time, even though this amount may go up or go down at other times: the level of something: · a device that measures the level of carbon monoxide in the aira high/low level: · The company continues to enjoy a high level of sales.· People who suffer heart attacks tend to have a high level of cholesterol in the blood.
an amount of money: a large/enormous sum: · The apartment cost over $25,000, which was an enormous sum in those days.a sum of money: · She left a small sum of money to her two granddaughters.· A purse containing a small sum of money was found at Guildhall Square on March 20.a lump sum (=an amount of money given in a single payment): · Instead of paying him a regular pension, they gave him a lump sum when he retired.
an amount of something that is worth £100, $10 etc: 100 pounds' worth/ten dollars' worth etc of: · Over £10 million worth of heroin was seized in the raid.· The company owns millions of dollars' worth of real estate in downtown Tokyo.
extremely loud a noise that is deafening is so loud that you cannot hear anything else: · Outside there was a deafening crash of thunder.· When she finished speaking, the applause was deafening.
if you play music or have the radio or television on at full volume or at full blast , it is as loud as it can be: · Joey was in his bedroom playing his CDs at full volume.· The radio was on at full blast, and everyone was dancing wildly.
British /at the top of your lungs American shouting as loudly as you can: · George ran after her, shouting, "Stop!" at the top of his lungs.
extremely loud: · thunderous applause: · The announcement was greeted with thunderous applause.
very high and loud, in a way that is painful or unpleasant to listen to: · Sammy put his fingers in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.piercing shriek/scream/cry etc: · Maggie let out a piercing scream.
extremely loud, unpleasant, and almost painful to hear: · There was an ear-splitting roar as the jets took off.· The noise was ear-splitting as grenades landed all around us.
the amount of something that something can contain the amount that a container will hold: capacity of: · The capacity of the tank should be 500 gallons or more.· The computer's memory has a capacity of over 200 megabytes.be filled to capacity: · All the storage units were filled to capacity.
the amount of space that a substance fills or an object contains: volume of: · Help me figure out the volume of this fish tank.· The shifting of continents has an impact on the volume of water the oceans can contain.
WORD SETSaerial, nounairtime, nounAM, nounantenna, nounatmospherics, nounaudio, adjectiveband, nounBBC, the, beacon, nounbeam, verbBeeb, the, bleep, verbboom, nounboom box, nounBritish Broadcasting Corporation, nounbroadband, nounbroadcast, nounbroadcast, verbcable television, CB, nounCCTV, nounCeefax, nounchannel, nounclosed circuit television, nouncommunications satellite, nouncontrast, noundial, nounDJ, nounexposure, nounflash, verbFM, nounfrequency, nounham, nounHz, interference, nounjam, verbkHz, kilohertz, nounlinkup, nounlive, adjectivelocal radio, nounlong wave, nounloudspeaker, nounLW, mast, nounmedium wave, nounmegahertz, nounMHz, modulate, verbmonitor, nounmono, nounmono, adjectiveNBC, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbon-air, adjectiveover, prepositionpresenter, nounprogramming, nounquadraphonic, adjectiveradio, nounradio, verbreceive, verbreceiver, nounreception, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrerun, nounrerun, verbroger, interjectionsatellite, nounsatellite dish, nounsatellite television, nounsaturation, nounscrambler, nounseries, nounset, nounshipping forecast, nounship-to-shore, adjectiveshort wave, nounsignal, nounsignature tune, nounsimulcast, verbSOS, nounsound, nounsound bite, nounsound check, nounstatic, nountelecast, nounTeletext, nountelevise, verbtelevision, nountelevision licence, nountelly, nountime signal, nountrack, verbtransistor, nountransistor radio, nountransmission, nountransmit, verbtransmitter, nountune, verbtuner, nountweeter, nountwo-way, adjectiveUHF, noununscramble, verbveejay, nounvideo, nounvideo, adjectivevideo jockey, nounvolume, nounwaveband, nounwavelength, nounwhite noise, nounwireless, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Can you turn the volume up?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES We cranked up the volume. a slim volume of poetry
Can you turn the volume up? We cranked up the volume.· She has a new collection of poems coming out soon.
· He had two books of poetry published.
(=the amount of goods a company sells)· Because of its high volume of sales, the company can keep prices low.
a slim volume of poetry· The new ring road will reduce the volume of traffic through the village.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Volume was 7. 9 million shares, more than three times the average daily volume during the past three months.· The stock toppled 6 to 21 as 76, 000 shares changed hands, more than twice its daily average volume.· Some 14. 7 million shares traded, almost five times its six-month daily average volume.· Volume on the Big Board slumped to 130. 4 million shares, about one-third the average trading volume in recent weeks.· That compares with three-month average daily trading volume of 570, 000 shares.· Nearly 27 million shares traded Friday, higher than the three-month average daily volume of 12. 2 million shares.
· These theories predict a positive relationship between daily volume and volatility, as illustrated in Fig. 8.4.· Average daily share volume set a record at 346 million shares a day, according to preliminary data from the exchange.· The stock toppled 6 to 21 as 76, 000 shares changed hands, more than twice its daily average volume.· Volume was 7. 9 million shares, more than three times the average daily volume during the past three months.· Such a high daily volume of transactions is currently not feasible because of the overhead involved.· Some 14. 7 million shares traded, almost five times its six-month daily average volume.· Average daily volume the past three months was 7. 4 million shares.· The Brady bond market has grown to a volume 50 times greater than the daily volume in shares, traders said.
· This allowed them to include in their theory dissimilarities in free volume between polymer and solvent, together with the corresponding interactions.· Thermal expansion of a liquid without change of phase can then be regarded as an increase in free volume.· The larger the free volume, the more condensation will form.
· Despite the great volume of material that existed on the Mughals, I had always found them difficult to visualize.· The higher import quota also means greater volume and higher profit margins for other refiners like Alexander&.· Once you have picked up a signal you concentrate in that area until the signal is received at the greatest possible volume.· Take care when doing water changes as they do not like great volumes of freshwater.· This means that when heat is applied it will produce greater volumes of condensation.· The computer can produce great volumes of rubbish at incredible speed.
· Whilst these claims may only be small in amount, they are high in volume.· The extended contract and higher volume of service commitment provides Verio with an improved price beginning in January 1999.· The left-hand graph shows that at low pressure the volume of a fixed amount of gas is high.· Stock prices very often go up on high volume immediately after earnings are reported.· The sheer efficiency of the drivers, especially at high volumes, can be disconcerting, and the sound is exceptionally bright.· Last Thursday and Friday, options that could be exercised in January and February were being bought in unusually high volume.· To the rear of the glazed, folding partition lay the larger, higher volume of the original school-room.· The low cost strategy it employs is possible only with high volume production plants and low unit research and development costs.
· More favoured here was the use of promissory notes and bills of exchange in large volume and down to low denominations.· Producing form letters in larger volumes is discussed in Chapters 19 and 20.· For that period the buyers were therefore without its larger capacity and therefore unable to cater for a larger volume of business.· The HMOs offer a physician group an exclusive contract to take care of a large volume of patients.· Originally a single large volume, the Book of Kells was repaired and re-bound in 1953 in four volumes.· It is the key format for handling large volumes of information.
· However, there are countervailing forces which might result in a lower volume of services.· Its appeal is its ease of spreading and lower calorie content volume for volume.· A number of brewers now use a device called a cask breather on low volume beers to prolong their life.· He said he expects continued weaker prices and lower volume as companies curtail production.· Until recently, that was the only cost-effective option available to low-volume car builders.· How did mall stores battle back, saddled with higher rents, less floor space and lower volume than their competitors?· It's the same sort of sound but much lower in volume and pitch - it almost sounds like a stomach rumbling.· The bigger premises increased Lotus' overheads, which made low volume production cars unprofitable to manufacture.
· The sheer volume of insignia required for public services means that insignia can be given only the appearance of precious metals.· The sheer volume of it suffocated every good intention.· In any event the sheer volume and variety of bodies under departmental sponsorship often makes ministerial responsibility something of a myth.· Most bankers say that the sheer volume of checks means that most banks only spot-check signatures.· But the sheer range and volume of business with which the secretaries of state dealt made them important officers of government.· It is not only sheer volume but the nature of the noise that arouses sleepers.· Aim to increase the proportion of carbohydrates in your diet rather than the sheer volume.· In contemplating the lair of Ed and Klara Durbeck, the temptation is to gape at the sheer volume of the contents.
· I made a careful note of this exchange in the slim volume in which I stashed anything that sounded like wisdom.· Each is a slim volume but so packed with useful information and recipes that the price of £4.99 seems modest.· She brought to light a slim black volume and tossed it to Rex.· This slim volume is essential reading for all involved with Letters of Credit.· This is a suitably slimmer volume on one of his wives, Rita Hayworth.
· The process produces a much smaller volume of chemically inert radioactive waste than conventional ion exchange techniques.· Never think that I dismiss lightly the hard work and devotion that go into each small volume.· But this was not just the effect of slower markets and smaller volumes on commission and fee income.· So small volumes of lung tissue are exposed to high doses of alpha radiation.· Ignatius of Loyola, the small volume that was the fountainhead of Jesuit spirituality.· This is a small, chatty volume of the kind that White has turned out in recent years with great success.· How could such a small volume produce such a colossal amount of energy?
· It was just 6% of total world factoring volumes in 1991, according to Factors Chain International.· Nasdaq market decliners beat advancers 1, 496 to 1, 442 on total trading volume of 142. 7 million shares.· The total volume is said to contain more than 6,500 pages.· Wieczorek estimates the total volume of rock as 80, 000 cubic yards.· The total volume of resources applied by the health services is essentially an arbitrary figure.· The total volume of the brown shales is 12, 600 cubic miles as determined from a study of well cuttings.· The exchange said Brady bond trading accounted for 77 percent of its total trading volume in 1995.· And Department of Education figures show that total loan volume increased 50 percent between 1992 and 1996.
NOUN· Associations have been shown between low packed cell volume or red cell volume, or both, and the respiratory distress syndrome.· We have shown that red cell volume predicts outcome in preterm infants.· Unit cell volumes of two other crystal forms of CypA-CsA complexes are consistent with ten molecules per asymmetric unit.· The above cell volume regulatory mechanisms have usually been demonstrated by suddenly exposing cells to large changes in medium osmolality.· Therefore, cell volume regulatory mechanisms might also play a major role in balancing ion fluxes across the two membranes.· For those not requiring red cell transfusion there was no difference in packed cell volume between the groups at 1 month.
· The Society now wishes to produce another companion volume in the form of illustrations of labelled and name-stamped London furniture.· Perhaps a companion volume on dynamic headspace is in the offing?· Along with its companion volume this book can be recommended to newcomers, and to more experienced workers.· A companion volume to the Handy album, and very nearly as good.
· They laugh Quechua at me while one removes the volume control and drops it some distance away.· In an auditorium everyone has their personal volume control.· Insert the jack plug into the stereo unit earphone socket and turn the volume control to a low level.· A volume control is also attached to the headphone cable.· There's some kind of dried food stuck on the volume control.· If the rating is not marked on the switch or volume control it isn't worth the risk.· You mention that the noise increases as you reduce the volume control on the guitar.· Next in line is a separate volume control for the clean sound, giving a sort of pseudo-twin channel operation.
· This was planned to reduce traffic volume by 40 percent.· As traffic volumes increase, the demand for office and commercial developments, instead of residential uses, grows.· It shows steady increases in accidents with injuries, as traffic volumes mounted.
VERB· If it does not vary at all, increase the volume a little.· The easiest, and worst, response to external noise by the typical headphone user is increasing the volume.· As the organization has expanded, the demand for manpower related information has increased in terms of volume, range and depth.· Stirring effects the introduction of air and increases the volume of the mix 100 percent or more.· Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods increases the volume of waste and should be undertaken only when necessary for safety reasons.· During the spring the Sol becomes a torrent as melt waters vastly increase the volume of water.· And increasing its volume only reduces its effectiveness by altering the way it processes sound pulses.· Legislation has increased in volume and complexity over the years.
· It produces condensed volumes of modules which can be reproduced on paper, microfilm or microfiche.· Distinguished practitioners and academics have produced volumes about managerial work and proposed a variety of conceptualizations.· The process produces a much smaller volume of chemically inert radioactive waste than conventional ion exchange techniques.· One family close by produced children in such volume that the parents ran out of names and began giving them numbers.· Large multinational corporations produce and acquire vast volumes of information in the course of their business.· The Society now wishes to produce another companion volume in the form of illustrations of labelled and name-stamped London furniture.· This means that when heat is applied it will produce greater volumes of condensation.· The computer can produce great volumes of rubbish at incredible speed.
· In 1860 Louis Martinet published two volumes of photographs o principal works of contemporary art.· A detailed index was published in a separate volume.· It is published in 15 volumes by the Royal National Institute for the Blind.· Its deliberations were published in two volumes by the University of Chicago Press, and subsequently reprinted several times.· The Department of Health has published nine separate volumes of guidance on the Children Act.· It was published in volume form in May 1839.· This edition was published in 1950 as volume v of his Boswell, together with a separate Index to the whole.
· The use of a Working-Set database reduces the overall volume of text stored.· Evaporated milk is sterilized homogenized milk that has been reduced in volume by about 60 percent loss of water.· The chief aim is to reduce the solid volume of waste, offensive odours and to effect pathogen removal.· It is subversive to companies that sell remediation-which explains why solid waste companies often block efforts to reduce the volume of garbage.· Market loans reduce the volume of idle cash held by banks.· Concentrated milk is prepared from pasteurized milk; the removal of water reduces volume to about one third.· This was planned to reduce traffic volume by 40 percent.
· Other than the face, hands are the most visible part of one's body and invariably speak volumes about a person.· His grin spoke volumes to the back row.· To many this brashness spoke volumes about the form which urban redevelopment was taking.· But the juxtaposition of the two buildings speaks volumes about the rapid disappearance of regional, vernacular, even weirdo architecture.· Her daring novel speaks volumes about the power of the imagination to transform an unbearable reality.· Often, though, he speaks volumes when he chooses not to speak at all.· A headhunter for ten years, Kinnaird has just been commissioned by his first female client, which speaks volumes.· One can speak volumes with a few little sounds, given the proper context and intonation.
· This month trading volume, now quoted in euros, has averaged Euros 190m.· Nasdaq market decliners beat advancers 1, 496 to 1, 442 on total trading volume of 142. 7 million shares.· So far both have traded in low volumes.· Volume on the Big Board slumped to 130. 4 million shares, about one-third the average trading volume in recent weeks.· That compares with three-month average daily trading volume of 570, 000 shares.· All of the exchanges have upgraded their technology and communications systems to safely handle more trading volume.· The exchange said Brady bond trading accounted for 77 percent of its total trading volume in 1995.
· Insert the jack plug into the stereo unit earphone socket and turn the volume control to a low level.· We turned the volume down but stayed up talking.· Tim Renton is obviously the kind of person who would turn the volume down on a Johnny Mathis 78.· He turned the volume up as loud as it would go and stared at the familiar faces on the screen.· I turn the volume low, to stop picking up snatches of conversation from next door.· They turned the volume high as it would go and moved the radio off the counter, down behind the stand.· Others can make a loud noise when stopped and you have to turn the volume down.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1sound [uncountable] the amount of sound produced by a television, radio etcturn the volume up/down- But the juxtaposition of the two buildings speaks volumes about the rapid disappearance of regional, vernacular, even weirdo architecture.
- His grin spoke volumes to the back row.
- Jack's tone spoke volumes, but Polly was trying not to listen.
- Often, though, he speaks volumes when he chooses not to speak at all.
- Other than the face, hands are the most visible part of one's body and invariably speak volumes about a person.
- The 8 successful trips so far speak volumes.
- The perpetual grin and I-just-won-the-lottery look on his face spoke volumes: The guy was ecstatic.
- Your body language will speak volumes about your happy state. 4 Inhibition decreases.
Can you turn the volume up?RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say turn something up or turn something down rather than use the noun volume:· Can you turn the TV up a bit?· She’s always yelling at us to turn our music down.2amount of something [countable usually singular, uncountable] the total amount of something, especially when it is large or increasingvolume of The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically in recent years. the volume of trade► see thesaurus at amount3space filled [countable usually singular] a measurement of the amount of space that a substance or object fills, or the amount of space in a containervolume of an instrument for measuring the volume of a gas The volume of the container measures 10,000 cubic metres.► see thesaurus at size4book [countable] (written abbreviation vol.) a)a book that is part of a set, or one into which a very long book is divided: The period from 1940–45 is in volume 9. b)formal a bookvolume of a volume of Keats’s poetry c)all the copies of a particular magazine printed in one particular year → speak volumes at speak(9)