单词 | volume |
释义 | volume n.   1. a a set of sheets of paper, usu. printed, bound together and forming part or the whole of a work or comprising several works (issued in three volumes; a library of 12,000 volumes). b hist. a scroll of papyrus etc., an ancient form of book.   2. a solid content, bulk. b the space occupied by a gas or liquid. c (foll. by of) an amount or quantity (large volume of business).   3. a quantity or power of sound. b fullness of tone.   4. (foll. by of) a a moving mass of water etc. b (usu. in pl.) a wreath or coil or rounded mass of smoke etc. Derivatives volumed adj. (also in comb.). Etymology: ME f. OF volum(e) f. L volumen -minis roll f. volvere to roll |
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