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volume

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  1. measure                2. metric system          3. bulk                  
  
1. vol.ume \'va:l-y*m, -(.)yu:m\ \-y*md, -(.)yu:md\ n [ME, fr. MF, fr. L 
   volumen roll of writing, fr. volvere to roll] 1: SCROLL  2a: a series of 
   printed sheets bound typically in book form : BOOK  2b: an arbitrary number 
   of issues of a periodical  2c: ALBUM  3: space occupied as measured in 
   cubic units (as inches, quarts, or peck) :: CAPACITY 4a1: AMOUNT; also : 
   BULK, MASS  4a2: a considerable quantity  4b: the amount of a substance 
   occupying a particular volume  4c: mass or the representation of mass in 
   art or architecture  5: the degree of loudness or the intensity of a sound; 
   also : LO UDNESS - volume aj
2. volume vi : to roll or rise in volume to send or give out in volume