"volume" meaning in French

See volume in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vɔ.lym/ Audio: Fr-volume.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-volume.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-volume.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-volume.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-volume.wav Forms: volumes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin volūmen. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|volūmen}} Learned borrowing from Latin volūmen Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} volume m (plural volumes)
  1. volume (of a book, a written work) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-volume-fr-noun-t2HFbzEj Categories (other): Publishing Disambiguation of Publishing: 15 8 30 25 22
  2. volume (sound) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-volume-fr-noun-ECxVIntU Categories (other): Sound Disambiguation of Sound: 0 100 0 0 0
  3. volume (amount of space something takes up) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-volume-fr-noun-MCvBv-v4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Publishing Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 69 12 10 Disambiguation of Publishing: 15 8 30 25 22
  4. volume (amount; quantity) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-volume-fr-noun-L-tj1Q3M Categories (other): Geometry, Publishing Disambiguation of Geometry: 16 16 16 37 16 Disambiguation of Publishing: 15 8 30 25 22
  5. (figuratively) an overly long piece of writing Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-volume-fr-noun-Tk0Qc7fI Categories (other): Publishing Disambiguation of Publishing: 15 8 30 25 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: volucompteur, volume sonore, volumique Related terms: volumétrique, volumineux

Inflected forms

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        "(figuratively) an overly long piece of writing"
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