volume

Definitions of volume
  1. noun
    physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together
    synonyms: livre, tome
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    album
    a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes; for organizing photographs or stamp collections etc
    journal de bord, livre de bord
    a record book as a physical object
    carnet de commandes
    a book in which customers' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order
    livre d'images
    a book consisting chiefly of pictures
    bloc de papier à dessin, cahier de brouillon
    a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn
    carnet
    a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
    livre
    an accounting journal as a physical object
    album de photos
    an album for photographs
    album
    an album into which clippings or notes or pictures can be pasted
    album de timbres
    an album for stamps
    bloc-notes
    a small notebook for rough notes
    type of:
    production, produit
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  2. noun
    a (usually) large and scholarly book
    synonyms: tome
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    livre
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
  3. noun
    the property possessed by a large mass
    synonyms: contenance, masse
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    poids
    the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
  4. noun
    the property of something that is great in magnitude
    synonyms: contenance
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    grandeur
    the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)
  5. noun
    a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
    synonyms: tome
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    publication, édition
    a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
  6. noun
    the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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    capacité
    the amount that can be contained
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    dimension, mesure, quantité, taille
    how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
  7. noun
    the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)
    synonyms: intensité
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    propriété sonore
    an attribute of sound
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