Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: volume
IPA transcription: [v'ɑljum]
Pronunciations of volume
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: volume
    Meaning: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object; "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
  • Synonyms: bulk, mass, volume
    Meaning: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"
  • Synonyms: book, volume
    Meaning: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop"
  • Synonyms: volume
    Meaning: a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"
  • Synonyms: volume
    Meaning: a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water"
  • Synonyms: volume, loudness, intensity
    Meaning: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume"
Usage examples
  • VOLUME II
  • Some of the stories were told for this volume.
  • The rest of the volume, however, is disappointing.
  • A great volume would not contain the record of them all.
  • The prettiest thing in the whole volume is this little lyric on Spring:
  • All through the volume we find the same curious mixture of good and bad.
  • The first line is certainly a masterpiece, and, indeed, the whole volume is full of gems of this kind.
  • He had under his arm, a package which bore considerable resemblance to an octavo volume enveloped in paper.
  • Gervinus devotes the concluding chapter of his second volume, about fifty pages, to an explanation of this.
  • Two romantic tales in one volume; viz., The Twelve Adventurers and the Adventures in Ireland, April 2nd, 1829.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Yosemite National Park, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pulitzer Prize, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Some Thoughts Concerning Education, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Audio description, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Titan (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Archimedes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Compact Cassette, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mom & Me & Mom, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording J. R. R. Tolkien, License CC BY-SA 4.0