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| adiabatic |
of, relating to, or denoting a process that occurs without loss or gain of heat, such as a change in the volume or pressure of the contents of a container. |
| Aral Sea |
formerly, a very large, single lake in Central Asia. Once one of the world's largest lakes, the Aral Sea has vastly diminished in volume of water and has divided into separate parts as a result of the diversion, for agricultural purposes, of the rivers that fed the lake. The southeastern part of the Aral Sea has become entirely dry. |
| at full blast |
(informal) at maximum speed, volume, or power. |
| bentonite |
either of two clays that are formed by the decomposition of volcanic ash, and that are very absorptive and capable of expanding to several times their normal volume. |
| biomass |
the total amount of living things in a particular environment, measured by mass per unit of area or volume. |
| blended whiskey |
a blend of two straight whiskeys, or of one with neutral spirits in which the hundred-proof straight whiskey constitutes at least twenty percent of the combined volume. |
| blood count |
the number of red cells, white cells, and platelets counted in a specific volume of blood. [1/2 definitions] |
| book |
a work of literature, such as a novel or a volume of poetry. [1/3 definitions] |
| bubble |
a small, round volume of gas surrounded by a liquid or a solid. [1/4 definitions] |
| build |
a steady increase, as in volume or intensity. [1/8 definitions] |
| bulk |
large size or volume. [1/7 definitions] |
| bulky |
of large volume, but often relatively light. [1/2 definitions] |
| business |
the amount or volume of trade; commerce. [1/9 definitions] |
| compression |
the reduction in volume and increase in pressure of air or air mixed with fuel in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine prior to ignition, or the engine cycle in which this process takes place. [1/3 definitions] |
| compression ratio |
in an internal-combustion engine, the ratio of the largest to the smallest volume of a cylinder measured at the top and bottom of the piston stroke. |
| condense |
to make smaller or less in volume; make more closely packed together; concentrate. [1/4 definitions] |
| cord |
a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to 128 cubic feet or 3.6 cubic meters, arranged in a pile measuring four by four by eight feet. [1/8 definitions] |
| cu. |
abbreviation of "cubic," having the volume of a cube whose edge is of a specific length. |
| cubic |
having the volume of a cube whose edge is a certain length. [1/3 definitions] |
| cubical |
of or concerning spatial volume. [1/2 definitions] |
| cubic measure |
a system of measurement of volume in which 1,728 cubic inches equal one cubic foot and 1,000 cubic millimeters equal one cubic centimeter. |
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