volume
How loud or quiet a sound is.
The degree of loudness or intensity of a sound.
How much space something takes up.
The amount of space that an object or substance occupies, measured in cubic units.
One book in a set of books.
A book that is part of a series or set, often numbered or titled as one unit within a larger work.
A big amount of something.
A large quantity or amount of something, often used for things like traffic, trade, sales, or data.
- Base: volume
- Plural: volume, volumes
in volume
1measured by amount or capacity
Measured by how much space something takes up or how much there is in total, not by number of items.
- The goods are sold in volume rather than individually.
- Water usage is measured in volume for billing purposes.
turn down the volume
1reduce how loud something sounds
Make the sound quieter on something like a TV, radio, or phone.
- Please turn down the volume; it's too loud for the baby.
- He turned down the volume during the commercial break.
turn up the volume
1increase how loud something sounds
Make the sound louder on something like a TV, radio, or phone.
- Could you turn up the volume? I can barely hear.
- She turned up the volume so everyone could enjoy the song.