volume
[ vol-yoom, -yuh m ]
/ ˈvɒl yum, -yəm /
noun
Idioms for volume
- to be very evident or significant: Her testimony spoke volumes.
- to be expressive or meaningful: Your eyes speak volumes.
speak volumes,
Origin of volume
1350–1400; Middle English
volum(e) < Middle French < Latin
volūmen roll (of sheets), equivalent to
volū-, base of
volvere to roll +
-men noun suffix
synonym study for volume
5. See
size1.
Words nearby volume
volti,
voltmeter,
volturno,
volturnus,
voluble,
volume,
volume index,
volume unit,
volume velocity,
volumed,
volumeter
British Dictionary definitions for speak volumes
volume
/ (ˈvɒljuːm) /
noun
Abbreviations (for senses 6–8):
v,
vol
Word Origin for volume
C14: from Old French
volum, from Latin
volūmen a roll, book, from
volvere to roll up
Medical definitions for speak volumes
volume
[ vŏl′yōōm, -yəm ]
n.
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space, expressed in cubic units.
The capacity of such a region or of a specified container, expressed in cubic units.
Scientific definitions for speak volumes
volume
[ vŏl′yōōm ]
The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space. Volumes are expressed in cubic units.
A measure of the loudness or intensity of a sound.
Cultural definitions for speak volumes
volume
In mathematics, the amount of space occupied by an object measured in three dimensions, expressed in cubic units. In physics, the loudness of a sound.
Idioms and Phrases with speak volumes (1 of 2)
speak volumes
Be significant, indicate a great deal, as in That house of theirs speaks volumes about their income. This idiom uses volumes in the sense of “the information contained in volumes of books.” [c. 1800]
Idioms and Phrases with speak volumes (2 of 2)
volume
see speak volumes.