"voluminous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /vəˈl(j)uː.mɪ.nəs/ [UK], /vəˈlu.mə.nəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voluminous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more voluminous [comparative], most voluminous [superlative]
Etymology: From Late Latin voluminosus, from volumen, from volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Related to volume. Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.||voluminosus}} Late Latin voluminosus, {{m|la|volumen}} volumen, {{suffix|la|volvō|men|nocat=1|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=roll, turn about}} volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} voluminous (comparative more voluminous, superlative most voluminous)
  1. Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Translations (pertaining to volume): volumineuze (Afrikaans), voluminoz [masculine] (Albanian), ծավալային (cavalayin) (Armenian), irihəcmli (Azerbaijani), обе́мист (obémist) [masculine] (Bulgarian), обемен (obemen) (Bulgarian), omvangrijk [masculine] (Dutch), runsas (Finnish), ტევადი (ṭevadi) (Georgian), voluminużi [masculine] (Maltese), volumoso [masculine] (Portuguese), voluminos [masculine] (Romanian), ёмкостный (jómkostnyj) (Russian), voluminoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-voluminous-en-adj-NjhVFC1m Disambiguation of 'pertaining to volume': 69 0 23 8
  2. Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.
    Sense id: en-voluminous-en-adj-y1VbTZ~g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 70 5 22
  3. Of great volume, or bulk; large. Translations (of great volume): ծավալուն (cavalun) (Armenian), обемист (obemist) (Bulgarian), objemný [masculine] (Czech), volumineus (Dutch), მოცულობითი (moculobiti) (Georgian), ტევადი (ṭevadi) (Georgian), voluminös (German), объёмистый (obʺjómistyj) (Russian), объёмный (obʺjómnyj) (Russian), масси́вный (massívnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-voluminous-en-adj-TQvK-uH2 Disambiguation of 'of great volume': 9 0 86 5
  4. Having written much, or produced many volumes Synonyms: copious, diffuse Translations (having written much): məhsuldar (Azerbaijani), плодови́т (plodovít) (Bulgarian), ნაყოფიერი (naq̇opieri) (Georgian), il-leabhrach (Irish), плодови́тый (plodovítyj) (Russian), prolífico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-voluminous-en-adj-RcdaAUpt Disambiguation of 'having written much': 1 5 2 92

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