Topic: BROADCASTING
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin volumen 'roll, scroll', from volvere; VOLUBLE |
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vol‧ume W2
1TCB the amount of sound produced by a television, radio etc
sound
[uncountable]2 the total amount of something, especially when it is large or increasing
amount of something
[countable usually singular, uncountable] volume of 
The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically in recent years.the volume of trade
The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically in recent years.the volume of trade3 a measurement of the amount of space that a substance or object fills, or the amount of space in a container The volume of the container measures 10,000 cubic metres.
space filled
[countable usually singular] volume of an instrument for measuring the volume of a gas
an instrument for measuring the volume of a gasThe volume of the container measures 10,000 cubic metres.4
book
[countable]a) AL 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.
The period from 1940-45 is in volume 9.b) formalTCN a book
volume of a volume of Keats's poetry
a volume of Keats's poetryc) all the copies of a particular magazine printed in one particular year
