English · Word Candidate

volume

/ˈvɒl.juːm/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: volumes · voluming · volumed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đơn vị đo lường không gian ba chiều

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Noun

Examples

The room is 9×12×8, so its volume is 864 cubic feet.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Strength of sound: how loud it is.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Độ lớn của âm thanh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Please turn down the volume on the stereo.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To be conveyed through the air, waft.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

được truyền qua không khí

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Verb

Examples

[…] thumping guns and pattering musket-shots, the long big boom of surgent hosts, and the muffled voluming and crash of storm-bells, proclaimed that the insurrection was hot.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To cause to move through the air, waft.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm cho di chuyển qua không khí

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Verb

Examples

We lay leaning over the bows, now looking up at the mist blown in never-ending volumed sheets, now at the sail swelling in the wind before which it fled, and again down at the water through which our boat was ploughing its evanescent furrow.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “volume” mean?

A three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.

Is “volume” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.