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How to pronounce volume
Say it like this: /ˈvɑl.jum/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does volume mean?
nounA three-dimensional measure of space that comprises a length, a width and a height. It is measured in units of cubic centimeters in metric, cubic inches or cubic feet in English measurement.
“The proper products can improve your hair's volume.”
Strength of sound: how loud it is.
“Volume can be measured in decibels.”
The issues of a periodical over a period of one year.
“I looked at this week's copy of the magazine. It was volume 23, issue 45.”
verbTo be conveyed through the air, waft.
To cause to move through the air, waft.
“The record player on the first floor volumed up Lonnie Johnson singing, “Tomorrow night, will you remember what you said tonight?””
To swell.
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