- volume
- noun1 amount of spaceADJECTIVE▪ total▪
the total volume of the containers
▪ interior, internalVERB + VOLUME▪ calculate, measurePREPOSITION▪ by volume▪They sell screws and nails by volume.
▪ in volume▪two gallons in volume
2 quantity of sthADJECTIVE▪ sheer▪The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.
▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, large, substantial, vast▪ increased▪ increasing▪ low, small▪ decreased, reduced▪ overall▪ production, sales▪ trafficVERB + VOLUME▪ increase▪ decrease, reduce▪ double in, grow in, increase in, rise in▪Sales have doubled in volume.
▪ decrease in, fall in▪ determine, estimateVOLUME + VERB▪ double, grow, increase, rise▪Sales volume has doubled since 1999.
▪ decrease, fall▪ exceed sth3 strength of sound that sth makesADJECTIVE▪ high, loud▪ full, maximum▪ lowVERB + VOLUME▪ increase, turn up▪ decrease, lower, turn down▪ grow in, increase in, rise in▪ decrease in, fall inVOLUME + NOUN▪ control, dial, knob, setting▪the volume control on the television
PREPOSITION▪ at … volume▪The car stereo was on at full volume.
▪ volume on▪the volume on the stereo
4 bookADJECTIVE▪ bound, leather-bound▪a library full of bound volumes
▪ companion▪a companion volume to the one on African wildlife
▪ rare▪Only a library would have this rare volume.
▪ huge, large, massive, substantial, thick▪ slender, slim, small▪ handsome▪ dusty▪ old▪ single▪ separate▪ edited▪ published▪ first, second, etc.▪ final▪ forthcoming… OF VOLUMES▪ seriesVERB + VOLUME▪ edit, illustrate, publish, write▪ readPREPOSITION▪ in a/the volume▪Her poems are now available in a single volume.
▪ volume of▪a volume of short stories
▪ volume on▪a volume on ancient history
PHRASES▪ run to five, several, etc. volumes▪The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
