Volume

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Units 1.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Related terms 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.2 Related terms

English

Noun

1. A unit of three dimensional measure that consists of 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. Measured in decibels. (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.)
4. A single book of a publication issued in multi-book format, such as an encyclopedia. (The letter "G" was found in volume 4.)

Units

1. cubic distance
   • Customary: Ounces, Pints, Quarts, Gallons, cubic inches (in³), cubic feet, cubic yards, cubic miles
   • Metric: mililiter, liter, cubic meter (m³), cubic centimeter ("CC") (cm³)
2. sound
   • Universal: Bels, Decibels
   • Metric: millipascal (mPa)

Translations

• Bulgarian: обем m (1), сила (на звук) f (2), година f (3), том m (4)
• Dutch: volume n (1,2)
• Finnish: tilavuus (1), äänen voimakkuus (2)
• French: volume m (1,2)
• German: Volumen n (1), Lautstärke f (2), Jahrgang m (3), Band m (4)
• Interlingua: volumine (1,2)
• Italian: volume m
• Japanese: 体積 (たいせき, taiseki); 音量 (おんりょう, onryou), 声量 (せいりょう, seiryou); 巻 (かん, kan)
• Polish: objętość f (1), głośność f (2), rocznik m (3), tom m (4)
• Portuguese: volume m (1,2)
• Romanian: volum n (1,2)
• Slovak: objem m (1), sila f (2), ročník m (3), zväzok m (4)
• Spanish: volumen m (1,2)

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French

Noun

volume m

1. Volume

Related terms

• volumétrique
• volumineux

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Italian

Noun

volume m (plural volumi)

1. Volume

Related terms

• volumenometro
• volumetria
• volumetrico
• voluminosità
• voluminoso