volume

/ˈväl-(ˌ)yüm/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin volumen roll, scroll, from volvere to roll

noun

  1. the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; also : loudness

  2. the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object as measured in cubic units (such as quarts or liters) : cubic, capacity

  3. amount; also : bulk, mass

bulk mass volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous. mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

verb

  1. to send or give out in volume

  2. to roll or rise in volume

adjective

  1. involving large quantities

volume sales