volume
     n 1: the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object;
          "the gas expanded to twice its original volume"
     2: the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is
        cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of
        correspondence"; "the volume of exports" [syn: {bulk}, {mass}]
     3: physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound
        together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" [syn: {book}]
     4: a publication that is one of a set of several similar
        publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked
        for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review"
     5: a relative amount; "mix one volume of the solution with ten
        volumes of water"
     6: the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction);
        "the kids played their music at full volume" [syn: {loudness},
         {intensity}] [ant: {softness}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0