| NOUN | quantity | volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object |
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| attribute | volume, bulk, mass | the property of something that is great in magnitude | |
| artifact | volume, book | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together | |
| communication | volume | a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications | |
| quantity | volume | a relative amount | |
| attribute | volume, loudness, intensity | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) |
| Sounds | vaa'lyuwm | |
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| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | The amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object. | |
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| Example | "the gas expanded to twice its original volume" | |
| Parts | volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| Narrower | capacity, content | The amount that can be contained |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Spanish | volumen | |
| Catalan | volum | |
| Adjectives | voluminous | large in volume or bulk |
| Meaning | The property of something that is great in magnitude. | |
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| Example | "the volume of exports" | |
| Synonyms | bulk, mass | |
| Narrower | dollar volume, turnover | The volume measured in dollars |
| Broader | magnitude | The property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) |
| Spanish | masa, mole, volumen | |
| Catalan | massa, mola, volum | |
| Adjectives | voluminous | large in volume or bulk |
| Meaning | physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together. | |
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| Synonym | book | |
| Parts | binding, book binding, cover, back | The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book |
| fore edge, foredge | The part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved | |
| spine, backbone | The part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved | |
| Narrower | album | A book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes |
| coffee-table book | An elaborate oversize book suitable for displaying on a coffee table | |
| folio | A book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages | |
| hardback, hardcover | A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers | |
| journal | A record book as a physical object | |
| notebook | A book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda | |
| novel | A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction | |
| order book | A book in which customers' orders are entered | |
| paperback book, paper-back book, paperback, softback book, softback, soft-cover book, soft-cover | A book with paper covers | |
| picture book | A book consisting chiefly of pictures | |
| sketchbook, sketch block, sketch pad | A book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn | |
| Broader | product, production | An artifact that has been created by someone or some process |
| Spanish | ejemplar, libro, volumen | |
| Catalan | exemplar, llibre, volum | |
| Meaning | A publication that is one of a set of several similar publications. | |
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| Member of | set | A group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
| Broader | publication | A copy of a printed work offered for distribution |
| Spanish | volumen | |
| Catalan | volum | |
| Adjectives | volumed | (often used in combination) consisting of or having a given number or kind of volumes |
| Meaning | A relative amount. | |
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| Example | "mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water" | |
| Broader | measure, quantity, amount | How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify |
| Spanish | volumen | |
| Catalan | volum | |
| Meaning | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction). | |
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| Example | "the kids played their music at full volume" | |
| Synonyms | loudness, intensity | |
| Attributes | loud | Characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity |
| soft | (of sound) relatively low in volume | |
| Narrower | crescendo | (music) a gradual increase / increase / increase / increase in loudness |
| Broader | sound property | An attribute of sound |
| Opposite | softness | A sound property that is free from loudness or stridency |
| Spanish | fuerza, intensidad, volumen | |
| Catalan | força, intensitat, volum | |
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