{ "term": "volume", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the amount of space that an object or a substance fills; the amount of space that a container has", "sensetop": "volume of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "How do you measure the volume of a gas?", "contextForm": "volume of something" }, { "text": "In the experiment, lighted candles were put under jars of different volumes." }, { "text": "Patients showed an improvement in **lung volume**." }, { "text": "Wait until the dough doubles in volume before kneading it again." }, { "text": "They sell screws and nails by volume." }, { "text": "the total volume of the containers" }, { "text": "two gallons in volume" }, { "text": "The volume of the ocean basins has fluctuated over time." }, { "text": "What volume of water would be needed to fill the aquarium?" } ], "topics": ["Maths and measurement"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["total", "interior", "internal"], "verb + volume": ["calculate", "measure"], "preposition": ["by volume", "in volume"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the amount of something", "sensetop": "volume of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the **sheer volume** *(= large amount)* of business", "contextForm": "volume of something" }, { "text": "New roads are being built to cope with the increased **volume of traffic**." }, { "text": "**Sales volumes** fell 0.2% in June." }, { "text": "The total volume of exports fell by 14.5 per cent." }, { "text": "an attempt to increase the volume of trade" }, { "text": "powerful computers that can handle large volumes of data" }, { "text": "This work has grown in volume recently." }, { "text": "Due to the volume of mail Mary receives, she may not be able to respond to individual inquiries." }, { "text": "We were attracting a volume of business that, frankly, we could not handle." }, { "text": "We had to work hard to keep up with the sheer volume of business." }, { "text": "These cars are still being produced, but in much smaller volumes than before." }, { "text": "The paperwork has grown in volume recently." }, { "text": "New roads are being built to cope with the high volumes of traffic." }, { "text": "He managed to get through a considerable volume of work." }, { "text": "The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering." }, { "text": "Sales volume has doubled since 1999." }, { "text": "Sales have doubled in volume." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["sheer", "considerable", "enormous"], "verb + volume": ["increase", "decrease", "reduce"], "volume + verb": ["double", "grow", "increase"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the amount of sound that is produced by a television, radio, etc.", "sensetop": "at a volume", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **turn the volume up/down**" }, { "text": "This music is best played at very high volume.", "contextForm": "at a volume" }, { "text": "The song has been recorded at a low volume." }, { "text": "He adjusted the volume on his phone." }, { "text": "The car stereo was on at full volume." }, { "text": "the volume control on the television" }, { "text": "Make sure the volume control is in the middle between the ‘low’ and ‘high’ settings." }, { "text": "Move the slider upwards to increase the volume level." }, { "text": "She turned down the volume on the car stereo." } ], "topics": ["TV, radio and news", "Music"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["high", "loud", "full"], "verb + volume": ["increase", "turn up", "decrease"], "volume + noun": ["control", "dial", "knob"], "preposition": ["at… volume", "volume on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a book that is part of a series of books", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "an encyclopedia in 20 volumes" }, { "text": "The encyclopedia is a huge work, running to 20 volumes." }, { "text": "a companion volume to the one on African wildlife" } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bound", "leather-bound", "companion"], "… of volumes": ["series"], "verb + volume": ["edit", "illustrate", "publish"], "preposition": ["in a/​the volume", "volume of", "volume on"], "phrases": ["run to five, several, etc. volumes"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a book", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "a library of over 50 000 volumes" }, { "text": "She published her first book, a slim volume of poetry, at the age of sixteen." }, { "text": "Her poems are now available in a single volume." }, { "text": "Only a library would have this rare volume." }, { "text": "a forty-page, glossy volume about the company's products" }, { "text": "a library full of bound volumes" }, { "text": "a volume of short stories" }, { "text": "a volume on ancient history" }, { "text": "a slim/​thick volume" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["bound", "leather-bound", "companion"], "… of volumes": ["series"], "verb + volume": ["edit", "illustrate", "publish"], "preposition": ["in a/​the volume", "volume of", "volume on"], "phrases": ["run to five, several, etc. volumes"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a series of different issues of the same magazine, especially all the issues for one year", "examples": [ { "text": "‘New Scientist’ volume 142, number 3" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to tell you a lot about something/somebody, without the need for words", "examples": [ { "text": "His achievement speaks volumes for his determination." }, { "text": "What you wear speaks volumes about you." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈvɒljuːm/", "audio": "vo/volume/volume__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈvɑːljəm/", "audio": "vo/volume/volume__us_2_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (originally denoting a roll of parchment containing written matter): from Old French volum(e), from Latin volumen, volumin- ‘a roll’, from volvere ‘to roll’. An obsolete meaning ‘size or extent (of a book)’ gave rise to senses (1) and (2)." }