volume

noun

1. 1

   physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together

   he used a large book as a doorstop

2. 2

   the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

   the kids played their music at full volume

3. 3

   the property of something that is great in magnitude

   it is cheaper to buy it in bulk

   he received a mass of correspondence

4. 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. 5

   the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

   the gas expanded to twice its original volume

6. 6

   a relative amount

   mix one volume of the solution with ten volumes of water