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• mul|ti|vol|ume — «MUHL tih VOL yuhm», adjective. 1. filling many volumes: »... the first multivolume history of Canada (Maclean s). 2. containing many volumes: »a multivolume set, a multivolume library …   Useful english dictionary

• vol — vol·un·teer·ism; vol; vol·a·tile; vol·can·ic; vol·i·tive; vol·ley; vol·plane; vol·sci·an; vol·ta·ic; vol·tair·e·an; vol·ume; vol·un·tary; vol·un·teer; vol·u·toid; bi·vol·tin; bi·vol·tin·ism; con·vol·vu·la·ceous; in·vol·u·cel·late;… …   English syllables

• ume — leg·ume; ume; vol·ume; …   English syllables

• mul·ti·vol·ume — /ˌmʌltiˈvɑːlˌjuːm/ adj, always used before a noun : published as two or more books : having more than one volume a multivolume biography/encyclopedia …   Useful english dictionary

• Ume Kenjirō — nihongo|Ume Kenjiro|梅 謙次郎|Ume Kenjirō; (24 July 1860 – 26 August 1910) was a legal scholar in Meiji period Japan, and a founder of Hosei University. Life and career Ume was born as the second son of the domain doctor of Matsue domain, Izumo… …   Wikipedia

• volume — vol·ume …   English syllables

• volume — vol•ume [[t]ˈvɒl yum, yəm[/t]] n. 1) phs a) the amount of space, measured in cubic units, that an object or substance occupies b) the measured amount that a container or other object can hold; cubic capacity 2) a mass or quantity, esp. a large… …   From formal English to slang

• volume — vol|ume W2 [ˈvɔlju:m US ˈva:ljəm] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sound)¦ 2¦(amount of something)¦ 3¦(space filled)¦ 4¦(book)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin volumen roll, scroll , from volvere; VOLUBLE] 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• volume — vol|ume [ valjəm, val,jum ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the loudness of a sound from a television, radio, etc.: Can you turn the volume up a little, please? 2. ) count or uncount an amount of something: volume of: an increase in the volume of traffic… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• volume — Space occupied by matter, expressed usually in cubic millimeters, cubic centimeters, liters, etc. See water. SEE ALSO: capacity. [L. volumen, something rolled up, scroll, fr. volvo, to roll] atomic v. the atomic weight of an element divided by… …   Medical dictionary